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The dispute between the port and the contractor centered on the number of planes the new $1B Sea-Tac international terminal is able to accommodate. 

California regulators now propose tighter battery storage safety rules after a blaze earlier this month destroyed most of a 300-MW lithium-ion array at Vistra Energy’s 750-MW Moss Landing storage site at a decommissioned gas power plant near San Jose. 

Senior PM Nick Pemberton of MATT Construction, with neighbors and colleagues, used borrowed and donated equipment to quickly move pool water to where it was critically needed as the Eaton blaze spread to his Altadena, Calif., neighborhood.

US Navy cleanup of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard continues, but former environmental consultant agrees to settle work related whistleblower suit to avoid "protracted litigation."

Glen Kaneshige with Nordic PCL Construction, Erin McConahey with Arup and Cary Kopczynski of CKC Structural Engineers have been named 2025 Legacy Award winners for ENR West.

Public Works Director Mark Pestrella discusses how crews have begun removing toxins, cleaning up damage and replacing basic utilities in fire-damaged areas in California.

Officials continue to prioritize fighting the ongoing wildfires that have already consumed 40,600 acres in the region, but are already strategizing on how to undertake the gargantuan cleanup effort.

The 1.5-million-acre-ft Sites Reservoir is planned in the Sacramento Valley to collect excess water during storms and save it for dry times.

The net-zero energy facility in Costa Mesa is planned to have on-site solar, battery energy storage and emergency generators.

The estimated $70M long-duration battery system, largest at a US Defense Dept. site, will provide backup power at the energy-intensive U.S. Marine Corps base, with 70,000 military and civilian personnel on a 125,000-acre site.