The U.S. Defense Dept. awarded a $120-million contract to a domestic unit of Australia-based Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. to build America's first heavy rare earth processing plant.

Verdict in federal suit by competitor Siemens Gamesa comes amid an accelerating U.S. market for offshore wind construction and a new DOE-led federal and state effort to expand its national supply chain, but new industry uproar over maritime crew restrictions contained in a pending House bill

Freeport LNG, a major global exporter, will partially open in September after June 8 pipeline explosion but not fully until year end, drawing global market concern on supply in wake of Russian cutbacks. Federal probes are underway as to the incident cause.

Justice Dept. agreement resolves claims of subcontracting kickbacks and bid rigging related to firm's past LOGCAP military operations support contract in Iraq.

Developers of $300M Georgia titanium mine and $1.9B Arizona copper project must reapply for a key permit as the Biden administration yanks Trump approvals and revises rules to build on federally protected lands.

Completed $2.5B Mariner 2 East line in Pennsylvania was charged on 48 counts last year over drilling fluid pollution at building sites along 350-mile route.

Probe of Chinese-made components from four Asian nations will continue, but prospect of retroactive tariffs that have delayed imports and project work for months is abated for two years; "we lost track of prioritizing domestic manufacturing," said one former industry exec in a podcast

Ex-federal wall builder agrees to maintain his privately funded and sited Texas riverbank barrier, with signs of instability, for 15 years and to post $3M repair bond.

Large scale voltage lines move ahead in federal reviews, as utilities seek to link more onshore wind and other renewable energy in their changing power source mix.