Officials will meet next month to approve changes in existing plan to reduce pollution in the largest US estuary, with a 64,000-sq-mile watershed in Delaware,
Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC.
The federal government shutdown may be nearing an end after 41 days, but USDOT, EPA, and the Corps face weeks of delays as agencies reopen under tight funding limits by Jan. 30.
Developer Doral adds the estimated $460-million project to its U.S. portfolio even as the Trump administration squeezes solar tax credits, cuts funding and mandates new approval.
Administration argued to justices Nov. 5 that the 1973 law offers a legal basis for presidential authority to impose tariffs in "emergency" conditions without congressional approval.
D.C.-based judge said construction approval may not
have "fully complied" with regulations for projects in federal waters over
the outer continental shelf, but developers contend it was vetted in a four-year-long process.