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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.

Unpredictable contract scopes, lax MBE compliance records and chronic late pay can add to prime-sub tensions.

U.S. Energy Dept selected team, also including Fluor and Cavendish Nuclear, to manage decontamination and decommissioning work at the shuttered Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon, Ohio.

Advocates describe fund as a "climate bank."

Work is set to resume on 175-MW Yellowstone County project, with Burns & McDonnell as EPC contractor, after new court ruling that followed revised state law banning regulators from weighing greenhouse gas emissions in permit reviews of new energy projects. 

Grants were awarded to 27 projects in 26 states and in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Dept. of Energy will invest more than $231 million to accelerate carbon management at large-scale U.S. geologic storage areas and support new grid resilience and energy storage projects and research for nine states and three Tribes.

Contractor Shimmick/Danny's Joint Venture still has claims pending against the owner over alleged breach of contract.