Texas Legislature Fails to Pass Bills to Curb State Clean Energy Growth
Multiple proposals by Texas lawmakers who aimed to restrict renewable energy use and development in the state failed to pass in the state legislature that ended its session June 2, allowing numerous active and planned solar, wind and battery
Residential Firms Shed 7,500 Positions in May, Limiting Overall Jobs Gain
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 jobs report, released June 6, was a case of good news and expected bad news for contractors, the latter the result of waning residential construction activity.Non-residential contractors provided the good news, filling
Senate Committee Advances Budget With Fast-Tracked NEPA Option
Project owners willing to pay a fee would be able to fast-track their federal environmental reviews under a provision included in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s budget reconciliation proposal.The legislative text, which committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released
Cleveland Opens Bidding on First Phase of $1.6B Airport Expansion
Bidding is underway for the initial phase of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport’s seven-year, $1.6-billion Terminal Modernization Program.Called CLEvolution, the multi-phase program is targeting 2032 for the opening of a new $1.1-billion, 895,000-sq-ft terminal, the funding for which has not
Noem Waives Environmental Rules for 36 Miles of Border Wall in Arizona, New Mexico
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on June 5 issued three environmental rule waivers for construction of roughly 36 miles of new border wall in Arizona and New Mexico. This is in addition to a waiver signed by