Esther D'Amico

Just enacted legislation authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend start-of-construction deadlines for about 37 federally licensed hydropower projects.

The agency has proposed allowing construction to begin on non-emitting components or structures for power generation, data centers and manufacturing under the federal new source review program.

Trump administration long-awaited final report on agency reforms, which aims to have states take lead in disaster recovery while tapping federal resources for support, comes as latest agency chief is fired

Several home building groups want to see certain provisions including those related to build-to-rent and manufactured homes changed before the legislation advances further.

Industry groups support the federal proposal to rescind a 2024 regulation that makes it harder for businesses to classify workers as independent contracts under the Fair Labor Standards Act. which governs when minimum wage and overtime pay are required.

A new Environment Protection Agency proposal to roll back a rule on downwind emissions from power plants and industrial sources is drawing both praise and criticism.

Agency faces major impacts as government nears partial shutdown in light of growing displeasure over recent actions related to undocumented immigrant enforcement.

North Dakota has become the fourth state so far to take charge of managing its own coal ash removal operations following the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the state’s coal combustion residuals program.

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.

Lack of clarity over liability for PFAS "forever chemicals" at contaminated sites has contractors worried, says AGC.