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Some industry groups say the more stringent air pollution standards would be difficult to meet. 

Local Law 97 will add greenhouse gas emission limits for most New York City buildings larger than 25,000 sq ft starting in 2024.

Crude oil spill in Kansas is contained but not fully cleaned up, as fed agency allows full line operation and Canadian owner TC Energy has yet to state pipeline rupture cause.

Balfour Beatty announced December agreement with US developer Holtec to support its plan to deploy 32 SMR units by 2050 that would amount to a capacity of 5.1 GW, with construction of the first to start in 2028.

EPA and Corps of Engineers seek clarity in rule release, but some industry groups question the move with a key related US Supreme Court case decision still ahead.

Students, professionals will gain specialized design, construction and technology expertise and career skills in the developing regional offshore wind energy arena—particularly for projects planned in deeper waters.

To confront climate change impacts, work is set start this year on the Upper Barataria basin project—which could be the largest U.S. coastal restoration of its kind.

New research suggests that augmenting natural processes in soils can be a sustainable approach to stabilizing buildings in quake-prone zones. 

Plan calls for construction of a desalination plant on the Sea of Cortez in Mexico and a 200-mile pipeline to transport water to a reservoir west of Phoenix.

A federal appeals court said FERC exceeded its authority by approving the 50-year renewal of the dam's license.