The Department of the Interior will propose a rule through the Marine Minerals Administration to modify 2016 federal regulations governing exploratory oil and gas drilling on the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf.

Decades of global competition have pushed Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway shipbuilders away from new construction and toward repair and maintenance work. Yet the region's core industrial assets and manufacturing competencies remain strong, according to researchers who surveyed the area's shipbuilding and maritime industry. "Across shipyards, suppliers, and vessels, the evidence points to an underutilized but strategically significant industrial corridor."