The utility company said two years ago it would bury 10,000 line miles to prevent wildfires, but regulators now balk at proposed rate increases to pay for the work.
Praised by organized labor and called a modest labor step by contractor groups, Homeland Security Dept. chief Alejandro N. Mayorka approved 18 months more of protected status for Venezuelan workers in the U.S.
Major programs include $1B Sawtooth Bridges Replacement in New Jersey, needed to support Gateway mega-program to add rail tunnels under the Hudson River.