Virginia-based Engineering Consulting Services joined other firms to donate staff expertise to the voluntary upgrade of a key transportation link in northern Malawi.
The 8-0 decision on May 29 will allow the $1.4B Uinta Basin Railway project to advance, with the ruling appearing to limit the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act that requires federal agencies to prepare environmental impact statements for infrastructure projects.
Buildots recently has raised $45 million in series B financing, with other construction technology startups gaining solid investment as the sector remains hot.
Draft proposed rule, particularly aimed at coal-fired plants, is part of the government intent to stop facility retirements and boost the sector's fortunes under the Trump energy agenda, which also calls for possibly building new nuclear reactors without approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
The Massachusetts-based materials manufacturer will supply all of the low-carbon concrete from both its existing and planned facilities for Microsoft's upcoming projects.