Electron Hydro LLC and its chief operating officer pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor violation of operating an unlawful hydraulic project, and face a record state penalty for an environmental crime.
The U.S. Commerce Dept. launched first funding opportunity for semiconductor chip producers seeking to build, expand or modernize plants using money from the Chips and Science Act.
Agency hopes to spur private capital investment in carbon capture and storage projects to help reduce harmful emissions, with funds authoried by the 2021 federal infrastructure law.
Jo Ann Macrina, a former city water commissioner, will serve a 4.5-prison term, while a former PRAD Group executive also faces criminal charges related to accusations of bribing officials.