Grants delivered for critical minerals in the supply chain Phoenix Tailings announced December 4 that it has been selected to receive $1.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding is part of the Realize Energy-rich Compound Opportunities Valorizing Extraction from Refuse waters (RECOVER) program, which aims to reduce American dependence on critical mineral imports by establishing new, secure domestic

Midwest utility announces benefit program for low-income customers ComEd has announced the upcoming launch of its Low-Income Discount (LID) program as part of efforts to help customers manage increasing energy costs. The LID program, available Jan. 1, 2026, is intended to provide qualifying income-eligible customers with a percentage-based discount on their monthly electric bill based on income level. LID is created in alignment with the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Ac

Nimitz, Ford class aircraft carriers receive support from Huntington Ingalls The Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued up to $471.9 million to provide engineering support for Nimitz-class and Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers. The award covers engineering, technical and design work along with logistics, configuration and database management and modernization, and ship change document development, the Department of War annou

US Steel announces restart of Granite City blast furnace Driven by customer demand and as part of the Pittsburgh-based company's ordinary course of business planning, U. S. Steel has begun the process to restart the operation of one of two blast furnaces at Granite City Works, the company said in a December 4 press release. “After several months of carefully analyzing customer demand, we made the decision to restart a blast furnace,” said David B. Burritt, President and CEO o