The Biden administration is racing to complete a study that could complicate President-Elect Donald Trump’s plan to immediately approve new liquefied natural gas export terminals.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country.

The rules, which come after more than a year of deliberation, ban some investments into those industries and require the U.S. government to be notified about others.

Ioneer Ltd.’s Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in Nevada has received its federal permit from the Bureau of Land Management, according to a company statement Oct. 24.

The funding for 32 projects is being made available through the Energy Department and will span 42 states. Investments will include utilities damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton.

President Joe Biden announced $612 million in recovery aid for areas stricken by hurricanes Milton and Helene as he surveyed the aftermath of Milton in Florida.

In a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate, the president described Baltimore and areas recently hit hard by severe weather events as being in “urgent need of disaster assistance.”

President Joe Biden ratcheted up pressure on U.S. port employers and shipping lines to restart talks with striking dockworkers, warning that the unfolding strike could turn into a “man-made disaster.”

According to the Congressional Research Service, about half the time that presidents have invoked Section 206 of Taft-Hartley, the parties worked out their differences.

A U.S. security panel has granted Nippon Steel permission to refile its plans to purchase United States Steel for $14.1 billion, likely pushing a decision on the takeover past the elections.