With Interior’s final approval imminent, engineers and contractors face a basin operating at its physical limits—and a capital cycle that emergency releases cannot defer
Colorado River states approve emergency Flaming Gorge releases as Lake Powell nears hydropower thresholds, signaling deeper infrastructure constraints and looming capital investment decisions across the basin.
The move is intended to support deployment of transformers, pipelines and LNG systems, but Energy Dept. has yet to identify specific projects or funding levels.
Studies sound the alarm over the risks Superfund sites face due to a variety of factors related to climate change, such as inland flooding and wildfires.
Appeals court pauses injunction, letting White House ballroom construction advance into a critical superstructure phase as judges fast-track a June decision.