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Sworn-in president unleashes flurry of orders to accelerate oil and gas projects, curb environmental protections and squeeze growing renewable energy markets as trio of loyalists and fossil fuel advocates are likely to be confirmed to lead the DOE, EPA and US Interior Dept.

On-dock rail facility, offshore wind turbine terminal make progress.

Officials plan to build a geothermal heat pump system and solar power generation on the campus, in addition to retrofitting buildings.

Finalized requirements by the Biden administration Treasury Dept. are set to spur construction of more hydrogen production facilities, particularly those that can manufacture 'green' hydrogen sourced by renewable energy.

Contining resolution funds are needed to repair and expand South Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant near the US-Mexico border, but other issues may delay cleaning up the region's waters.

The estimated $70M long-duration battery system, largest at a US Defense Dept. site, will provide backup power at the energy-intensive U.S. Marine Corps base, with 70,000 military and civilian personnel on a 125,000-acre site.

New study produces first map of coastal communities and infrastructure across the Arctic Circle, showing that both will face challenges in coming decades due to climate change. 

With desalination in Spain an important strategy amid ongoing water shortages partially linked to climate change, a plant in Torrevieja—a coastal Mediterranean city in the country's southeast—plans to boost its output of desalinated water by 50%.

Revenue for the Top 250 International Contractors is the highest since 2015, rising to $499.7 billion last year.

Environmental advocates see their concerns validated about the continued buildout of new terminals, but business groups characterize the study as at least a partial political justification for the administration pause of new project approvals.