Understaffed permitting agencies are becoming as important to site selection as tax incentives, with air permits now waiting years for a reviewer.

California SCR 180 advances toward a final Assembly vote, backing carbon-intensity standards for hydrogen use across hard-to-electrify industrial sectors.

Maryland opened bidding for Key Bridge demolition work, the second of four rebuild contracts in a $4.3B to $5.2B project set to open by late 2030.

One-third of the U.S. water workforce can retire within a decade, and BLS projects 10,000 operator openings a year even as total headcount shrinks.

Federal regulators rejected Montana's attempt to change how legal costs can be awarded in coal mining disputes under the state's SMCRA program.

Indiana House Democrats want lawmakers to open their own NIPSCO review, adding a legislative track alongside the governor's regulatory investigation.

California's building electrification push is changing the skills facilities teams need to operate heat pumps, electrical systems and low-carbon buildings.

Store brands give retailers more control over how rising supplier costs for ingredients, packaging and freight move from the factory to the shelf.

A fresh $500 million DOE funding round targets electrolyte production, a battery supply segment still dominated by China, as Anthro breaks ground in Kentucky.

Prime Data Centers says it is too soon to set long-term emissions targets as onsite natural gas becomes a bridge for grid-constrained AI data center growth.

Steel, transformers and electrical equipment are rising at different rates, exposing gaps in construction escalation clauses for major infrastructure projects.

DeltaX will invest $141 million in a new Georgia battery storage project. The Monroe campus is expected to create 250 jobs and serve growing U.S. energy demand.

Michigan SB 1046 would require annual public reporting of water used by each data center beginning in 2027 as the state's development pipeline accelerates.

Indiana is seeking an investigation into NIPSCO's storm preparation, vegetation management and use of funds approved for grid reliability improvements.

Mature-node chips used in controls, power systems and industrial equipment are getting more expensive as AI demand reshapes semiconductor capacity.

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America and Horizon seek FERC approval for a $438.5 million pipeline expansion serving Wisconsin Electric Power Company.

Trinity is expanding its stormwater business with the acquisition of Verux. The deal now adds California expertise in water quality and construction compliance.

Gary’s prolonged blackout is putting NIPSCO’s grid investments under scrutiny after years of spending aimed at reliability and faster outage recovery.

Amazon is expanding its Louisiana data center investment to $18 billion, adding a third campus as questions persist over who pays for new grid capacity.

U.S. generic drug supply chains can look diversified while relying on the same upstream manufacturers in India and China, creating hidden procurement risk.