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Dominion's 2.6-GW project off Virginia Beach and Orsted's 1-GW Sunrise Wind project off Long Island gain initial federal environmental reviews—with a key state green light also granted to the former—as onshore port hubs struggle to keep pace to support developing construction needs. 

Owner TC Energy announced partial reopening Dec. 14 of the Canada-to-U.S crude oil line but has not said what caused the pipe rupture or when cleanup of the spill into a Kansas creek would be completed.

Airborne electromagnetic sensor technology helps state agencies identify best locations for building groundwater reservoirs. 

Lawrence Livermore National Lab team successfully produced more nuclear fusion energy than it took to start the reaction using lasers, U.S. Energy Dept. officials said Dec. 13, with more private and academic competition underway to shorten timeframes to commercialize power generation.

Bluestone Coke signed a consent decree covering toxic emissions of its now idled Birmingham, Ala., plant that produces coke from coal.

To overcome the lack of arable land and food insecurity, Egypt set out to convert vast stretches of desert to farmland.

Update: House passes WRDA-DOD package, sending it to Senate.

Steel manufacturer agrees to new pollution controls and civil penalty as part of federal settlement.