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The bill, passed with the vice president's tie-breaking vote, phases out tax credits for EV charging infrastructure next year and for wind and solar projects finished after 2027—but a new clean energy tax is cut, nuclear power gets added incentive and contractors gain a desired tax break

Construction for the roughly 27 miles of border wall in Santa Cruz County, Ariz., will begin in the fall. 

Meeting the challenge of growing facility demand with public funds threatened and the persistent problem of PFAS contamination were key focuses of the American Water Works Association annual meeting.

A pair of proposed rules would repeal emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants and weaken rules on how much mercury and other air toxics can be admitted.

The Homeland Security Secretary's waiver of environmental rules will expedite 36 miles of border wall projects previously awarded to SLSCO Ltd. and Fisher Sand & Gravel. 

Legislation approved by the state Senate that then stalled in the House was backed by oil and gas interests.

The $440-million Linden Renewable Natural Gas project will divert food, scraps, oils and grease from landfills and capture methane inside large anaerobic digesters to create 3,783 million BTUs per day of pipeline-quality renewable natural gas.

Cement producers, other construction material suppliers and carbon capture system developers are among 24 DOE grant recipients to have millions in project funding canceled.

The 8-0 decision on May 29 will allow the $1.4B Uinta Basin Railway project to advance, with the ruling appearing to limit the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act that requires federal agencies to prepare environmental impact statements for infrastructure projects.

The Massachusetts-based materials manufacturer will supply all of the low-carbon concrete from both its existing and planned facilities for Microsoft's upcoming projects.