Confirmations are expected for Chris Wright at DOE, Doug Burgum at Interior and Lee Zeldin at EPA, despite some Senate pushback on climate change answers and feared squeeze on renewables
Trio of Trump loyalists who conveyed strong fossil fuel advocacy are set for Senate confirmation to lead the U.S. Energy and Interior Depts and EPA—as sworn-in president unleashes flurry of orders to accelerate oil and gas projects, curb environmental protections and diminish growing renewable energy markets yet again.
Complex, set to finish in 2027, will develop 20 GW of clean energy projects and produce 1,500 tons per day of green hydrogen and 7,500 TPD of green methanol.
Estimated $137-billion hydroelectric project, which would be three times larger than China's Three Gorges Dam, has raised serious concerns on seismic risk and flooding from environmentalists and neighboring countries.
Officials continue to prioritize fighting the ongoing wildfires that have already consumed 40,600 acres in the region, but are already strategizing on how to undertake the gargantuan cleanup effort.
Firm's last global business is set for sale by mid-year to U.S.-based Atlas Holdings in a $70M deal under which it would rebrand to Bovis, a name Lendlease dropped in 2011
Wildfires in Los Angeles have already destroyed thousands of structures, but the full extent of the damage will not be known for some time, say local officials.