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First of two record-size 300-ton melters at federal Hanford waste site reached 2,100°F critical temperature July 20 after shutdown last year due to component overheating.

U.S. based giant First Solar also said it will spend $1.1 billion to build its fifth domestic component factory in Louisiana, as India and China-based manufacturers plan new American capacity boosts

Infrastructure Act mandated setting up vehicle-miles-traveled advisory panel by late March 2022.

Johnson Bros. Corp. says Charlotte caused delays and provided inadequate plans, while the city counters that it's owed millions from the Texas-based contractor it says failed to complete punch list items and performed "poor work." 

A wide gap between House and Senate committees' DOT 2024 appropriations bills shows contrast in transportation spending priorities.

Contractor groups say data from injury report forms OSHA plans to post online could be mischaracterized.

The program funds planning, engineering and development of projects to improve transit services in historically disadvantaged communities.

The House Appropriations Committee approved the spending bill July 19 by a party-line 33-27 vote. 

Focus now shifts to Senate, where committee has yet to act on FAA bill.

As cost and schedule pressures rise, controversial B.C. megaproject, set to commission in 2025, awaits key government ruling before reservoir filling can start this fall.