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The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies recently held a markup of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation.
Hitachi Energy on Sept. 4 announced an investment of more than $1 billion to expand the production of critical electrical grid infrastructure in the United States.
California public power utility SMUD has entered into a new partnership with PlanetBids, a procurement software provider for California agencies.
The public power community of Vineland, N.J., is a recipient of a New Jersey Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Equity grant in the amount of $3.7 million.
The Board of Public Utilities has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget for City Utilities of Springfield, Mo.
Oklo Inc., an advanced nuclear technology company, on Sept. 4 announced plans to design, build, and operate a fuel recycling facility in Tennessee as the first phase of an advanced fuel center through investment totaling up to $1.68 billion and aiming to create more than 800 high-quality jobs.
The Imperial Irrigation District has formally backed California’s proposed Delta Conveyance Project, a plan to modernize the State Water Project and secure water supplies for seven out of ten Californians.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 3 approved H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025.