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North Dakota has become the fourth state so far to take charge of managing its own coal ash removal operations following the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the state’s coal combustion residuals program.

Officials will meet next month to approve changes in existing plan to reduce pollution in the largest US estuary, with a 64,000-sq-mile watershed in Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC.

D.C.-based judge said construction approval may not have "fully complied" with regulations for projects in federal waters over the outer continental shelf, but developers contend it was vetted in a four-year-long process.  

Federal loans now meet less than 2% of U.S. clean-water needs each year—a shortfall even record EPA funding can’t fix, according to an ENR analysis.

The government shutdown could create added challenges for project permitting and work execution, multiple sources said.

Federal approval moves energy project forward in Wisconsin—while a tribe’s legal fight and water-quality questions linger.  

New report looks at how to prioritize infrastructure investments in cash-strapped communities. 

Pennsylvania landed a rare manufacturing expansion that merges public financing, automation and clean-energy design, potentially remaking the region’s industrial future. 

Candidates for mayor debate its enforcement and cost before Nov. 4 election as efforts scale to meet the city mandate.

The Interior Dept. issued a record of decision clearing the way for drilling in 1.56 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.