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Record agency loan guarantee, set to finalize before Jan. 20, would fund upgrade of 61 hydroelectric plants that generate 3.8 GW of energy, said PG&E, as DOE completed another giant loan—$9.6B—to a Ford Motor batterymaking JV to build three new plants in Kentucky and Tennessee

Federal funding for construction and infrastructure programs will remain at current levels until mid-March 2025, under a stopgap spending measure passed by Congress on Dec. 20.

Environmental advocates see their concerns validated about the continued buildout of new terminals, but business groups characterize the study as at least a partial political justification for the administration pause of new project approvals.

The vote was delayed for more than a month, which the team says will push back the project's completion from 2028 to 2029.

Incoming committee chairman sees choices for Transportation, Commerce departments as "stellar nominees."

A large renewable energy project cancelled in New York and threatened Trump Administration growth curbs are raising market jitters, but more federal project approvals are pushing forward. 

How a federal project review challenge is decided next year by US Supreme Court justices could limit the scope of what has been bedrock environmental law. 

Selected awardees plan to develop solar and battery storage projects at multi-family housing and health care facilities.

Skanska will be responsible for the lift portion of a replacement for the Raritan River rail bridge, while work on the approaches is underway under a separate contract.

Kolluri was most recently CEO of the Gateway Development commission, where he led rail infrastructure projects that will serve NJ Transit's commuter rail.