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Agency reverts to old emissions rules in administration push to keep aging coal plants on line by power producers such as TVA; in supplying more energy to US military bases; and through "emergency" federal operating orders facility owners say are unneeded.

After the Supreme Court voided Trump’s IEEPA tariffs, the president imposed a temporary 10% import surcharge under Section 122, effective Feb. 24, and signaled it could rise to 15%.

California firm founders, including two US Energy Dept. veterans, aim to scale laser-based inertial confinement fusion technology to develop a grid-scale power plant, with $450M just gained from private investors.

Federal funds are flowing again to the $16-billion Hudson Tunnel Project, with work set to resume Monday, Feb. 23, weather permitting.

A coalition of environmental and public health groups filed a petition in the federal appeals court in Washington challenging EPA's final rule repealing federal regulation of vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.

Initial contracts for stations and civil work were awarded earlier this month for the planned 150-km line, with trains set to reach speeds of up to 350 kilometers pr hour.

State cites need to study power grid impacts and higher utility costs, but opponents say pause would eliminate a proven economic tool that has brought more than $15B in investment

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts voted to proceed with President Trump's new Ballroom plans that show elevations below the Executive Residence roofline, as planners consider approval ahead of a March 5 NCPC vote, while a federal judge weighs halting construction.

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State environment agency also ordered a revision of disposal permit for the site's underground repository to increase the volume of Los Alamos waste sent there.