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Skanska, Traylor Bros. and Walsh Construction win MTA contract for the Second Avenue Subway's 106th Street station package, advancing the East Harlem extension.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reopened a popular playground in Manhattan. 

Denver is testing whether sewer heat, geothermal wells and district thermal infrastructure can retrofit dense downtowns without requiring major electrical-system expansion.

The agency has proposed allowing construction to begin on non-emitting components or structures for power generation, data centers and manufacturing under the federal new source review program.

DC Water CEO David Gadis cited long-term access easements, standardized permitting timelines and better regulator field coordination "to prevent a recurrence of the failure," but one stakeholder lamented there was no conclusive spill cause or 'clear plan' to avoid future ones.

US Environmental Protection Agency wants to maintain legally enforceable limits on the most-studied types of "forever" chemicals known as PFAS but would roll back standards established for four other types, including GenX. 

Class action lawsuit asserts contractor's right to repair its own skid steers, compact loaders and excavators without going through Deere or its dealer network.

After months of delays, Amtrak and US DOT names joint venture as master developer to inherit active-rail construction, single-level concourse conversion and complex staging beneath Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.

The appropriations process directing use of federal funds in fiscal year 2027 has begun in earnest, with hearings and markups scheduled in both chambers over the next several weeks. 

Investors and developers are bullish on clean energy to quickly meet nation's power demand surge, but federal actions that undermine projects and remain vague on tax credit rules, as well as slow connection to the grid, could hamper markets.