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Construction groups and environmental advocates both criticize the final "waters of the United States" rule that will open to development thousands of wetland acres formerly protected.

Incentives tied to craft worker compensation and apprenticeship on clean energy projects won't require developers to have project labor agreements, says the U.S. Treasury Dept.

The agency picked 273 projects to share in the grants, which are not generally greater than $50 million.

Dynamic Group and EvCo Development will each build a section of the planned 17.5-mile West Shore Lake Pontchartrain levee system. 

States say Federal Energy Regulatory Commission did not consider New Jersey's claims that added capacity was not needed and would violate its climate change law.

A new Interior Dept. rule largely echoes changes made in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster that were later walked back under the Trump administration. 

But damage and economic impact cost could reach $6 billion, says a Moody's estimate, as President Joe Biden releases funds for emergency repairs and announces FEMA official as federal coordinator for long-term reconstruction

Regulation 28 applies to about 8,000 buildings, but some already meet the energy use requirements.

A $283-million gas power plant being built near Billings may face added environmental scrutiny as state Supreme Court weighs Aug. 14 lower court ruling of state law barring greenhouse gas emission impact review as unconstitutional.

Proposed EPA mandate's reliance on hydrogen and carbon capture evoked concern in comments sent by an Aug. 9 deadline, but supporters say investment in clean transition approaches already are well underway.