Federal efforts to counter climate change have received a major boost through a just-enacted $700-billion measure whose centerpiece is a variety of tax incentives and federal funds aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Washington, Oregon governors and other NW officials say added funds are needed to expedite environmental work at U.S. Energy Dept. Hanford former nuclear weapons site in Washington.
The project will add a total of 199MW of battery-storage capacity at carefully selected sites across the country to improve reliability of public power utility Eskom's transmission grid.
The construction industry posted across-the-board jobs gains in all sectors to add an estimated 32,000 positions overall in June. But how long will it last?
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