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Federal Policy

La. Court Rejects Biden Carbon Emissions Cost Measure in Permits, Regs

February 14, 2022

Lake Charles-based judge supported suit by Republican-led states that the order would be too costly to them in fossil fuel purchases and sales.

The Infrastructure Act

DOT, DOE Allocate $615M for US Electric Vehicle Charging Network

Tom Ichniowski

February 10, 2022

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Funds are first installment of infrastructure funding law's formula funds for a national EV network.

open pit coal mine in Virginia with trees in the horizon

Abandoned Coal Mine Cleanups Get Big Boost Under Infra Law

Mary B. Powers

February 10, 2022

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States are set to gain $725M in fiscal 2022, with total of $11.3 billion allocated over the next 15 years, U.S. Interior Dept. said Feb. 7.

Clean Energy Construction

Canada Energy Giant's $650M Acquisition Boosts Its US Renewables Niche

Scott Van Voorhis

February 6, 2022

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Brookfield Asset Management is set to add 20 GW of solar and battery storage project potential in buying Virginia-based Urban Grid, but sector faces growing hurdles in grid connectivity and supply chain.

Government

EPA Reaffirms Rule Limiting Power Plant Mercury Emissions

EPA says Trump administration interpretation of Clean Air Act was "flawed"

James Leggate

January 31, 2022

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Edison Electric Institute says many plants already meet 2012 standards.

Environmental Regulation

High Court Could Reset Building Curbs in Key Wetlands Case

Legal issue centers around federal definition of intermittent streams

Pam McFarland

January 28, 2022

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Scope of federal jurisdiction on lands near certain bodies of water is core to landowner challenge, but timing of court action will determine if Justice Stephen Breyer, a veteran of Clean Water Act rulings, can weigh in before he retires.

Energy Construction

Court Nixes Permit of Nearly Complete $6.2B Mountain Valley Pipeline

Mary B. Powers

January 27, 2022

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Mastec-built Virginia to W.Va. natural gas project, set to operate in summer, faces unclear delay as feds must reassess its water crossings in a national forest.

Environment

Jersey City, NJ Commits to $1B in Water Upgrades in New Federal Pact

Modified consent decree will accelerate lead pipe removals, improve water quality

Pam McFarland

January 27, 2022

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City will expand lead service line replacements and sewer improvements over the next decade in modifying its consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Resilience

Louisiana, Corps of Engineers Agree to $6B Coastal Protection Project

James Leggate

January 27, 2022

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The Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico plan calls for 98 miles of levees and other protections.

A rendering of The Beat, a mixed-use project on the site of the former Boston Globe facility

Sustainability

Mass. Commission Tackles How to Decarbonize Buildings

A 22-member panel has 10 months to deliver recommendations on how to meet obligations set by climate bill signed in March

Scott Van Voorhis

January 25, 2022

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What to do about natural gas will be one of the biggest challenges facing a new state-appointed commission on decarbonizing the building sector in the Bay State.