Ocean County to vote today on $16M in capital pet projects with no funds for homelessness response they created
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — The Ocean County Board of Commissioners is set to vote today on over $16 million in capital improvement ordinances, funding a range of infrastructure projects across the county.…
Philippines Marcos wants to renegotiate loans on $4.9 billion China-backed rail projects
MANILA – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered the transport ministry to renegotiate loan agreements struck by his predecessor with China for railway projects worth $4.90 billion, an official said on Saturday.…
Trump-backed Katie Britt wins Republican nomination in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary, NBC News projects
WASHINGTON – Katie Britt, an attorney and past senior U.S. Senate aide backed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican nomination in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, NBC News projected on Tuesday,…
Portugal picks companies for $8 billion investment in green projects
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON – Portugal has picked 51 consortia to invest a total of 7.57 billion euros ($8 billion) in green and other innovative projects over the next four years as…
U.S. proposes standards for fast electric vehicle charging projects
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) on Thursday proposed minimum standards and requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging projects funded under a $5 billion government program. The rules…
U.S. to propose standards for government funded EV charging projects
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) is on Thursday proposing minimum standards and requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging projects funded under a $5 billion government program. “Everyone…
World Bank to fund $900 million development projects in east Congo
KINSHASA -The World Bank and Congo have signed two funding conventions of$900 million to boost female entrepreneurship and access to water and electricity in the east and west of the country, the…
U.S. Treasury approves first state projects from $10 billion COVID broadband fund
By David Lawder and David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday announced the first state awards from a $10 billion COVID-19 aid program aimed at boosting broadband internet access in…
Six Projects Planned by Toms River Mayor Hill to Turn Downtown Village Into City
TOMS RIVER, NJ – This week a sixth plan by Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill to transform the sleepy village of Downtown Toms River into a destination city was announced. Hill applied…
Colombia higher court rules fracking pilot projects can go ahead
BOGOTA – Investigative fracking operations in Colombia can go ahead after a court in the Andean country’s Santander province on Thursday reversed a lower court’s decision to block two pilot projects. Commercial…
Biden Admin Gives Big Handout To Solar, Wind Projects As Gas Prices Soar
Biden Admin Gives Big Handout To Solar, Wind Projects As Gas Prices Soar Thomas Catenacci on June 1, 2022 The Biden administration unveiled a policy Tuesday evening making it cheaper for green energy…
U.S. says it will cut costs for clean energy projects on public lands
(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday said it would substantially reduce the cost of building wind and solar energy projects on federal lands to help spur renewable energy development and address…
UAE’s ADQ to invest $10 billion in projects with Egypt, Jordan – WAM
(Reuters) -Abu Dhabi state holding firm ADQ will allocate $10 billion in investment for projects with Egypt and Jordan, the United Arab Emirates’ state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, citing the…
NJ Coastal Alliance Says Army Corps Beach Projects Doing More Harm than Good at the Jersey Shore
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The New Jersey Coastal Alliance today said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beach replenishment work at the Jersey Shore is causing more harm than good as mayors…
Former Director of Public Works in Guayama Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Certifying Completion of Municipal Asphalt Projects
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The former Director of Public Works in the Municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Ramón Conde-Meléndez, pleaded guilty today in Puerto Rico to engaging in a bribery conspiracy…
Biden Wants Taxpayers To Fund Massive Mining Projects — Just Not In The US
Biden Wants Taxpayers To Fund Massive Mining Projects — Just Not In The US Thomas Catenacci on May 16, 2022 The Biden administration asked lawmakers earlier this month to allow the Pentagon…
Pentagon asks Congress to fund mining projects in Australia, U.K
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense has asked Congress to let it fund facilities in the United Kingdom and Australia that process strategic minerals used to make electric…
Democratic U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown beats progressive challenger in Ohio primary, AP projects
WASHINGTON – Moderate Democratic U.S. Representative Shontel Brown held off a primary election challenge by progressive Nina Turner in Ohio’s 11th congressional district, which will likely allow her to keep her safely…
Biden Admin Caves To Republican Pressure, Greenlights Natural Gas Projects
Biden Admin Caves To Republican Pressure, Greenlights Natural Gas Projects Thomas Catenacci on April 27, 2022 The Biden administration finally approved permits for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals in Texas…
Gold miner Polymetal delays projects amid sanctions pressure on Russia
(Reuters) – Polymetal has decided to postpone several projects amid Western sanctions on Russia after the gold and silver miner reported a 4% year-on-year increase in first-quarter revenue to $616 million due…
Rising calls for U.S. LNG revive stalled export projects, but at higher costs
By Marcy de Luna HOUSTON – Soaring demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) as buyers steer clear of Russian fuel is putting some long-stalled U.S. export projects back on track. But…
World Bank to push ahead with some Afghan projects, maintain pause on education support -sources
By Andrea Shalal and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON – The World Bank has resumed work on three projects in Afghanistan focused on health, agriculture and livelihoods, but will maintain a hold on some…
U.S. may weigh up exemptions to ban on financing fossil fuel projects abroad-official
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON – The Biden administration may soon consider calls for exemptions to a ban on financing of new carbon-intensive fossil fuel projects overseas, a senior U.S. official said, as…
Europe’s appetite for U.S. gas fast-tracks two new LNG projects
By Marcy de Luna HOUSTON – Two U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects took major steps toward launching this week as Russia’s threats to cut energy supplies to Europe drives up demand…
Biden’s Budget Earmarks BILLIONS For Energy Projects … In Other Countries
Biden’s Budget Earmarks BILLIONS For Energy Projects … In Other Countries Thomas Catenacci on March 28, 2022 President Joe Biden’s budget would boost international climate spending to more than $11 billion, quadrupling…
U.S. firms want pending natgas pipeline projects excluded from emissions rules
– Energy firms said they do not want U.S. federal energy regulators to apply new greenhouse gas emission guidelines to currently pending gas pipeline applications. On Feb. 17, the U.S. Federal Energy…
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