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From boxing to bridge building, contractor Ralph Wadsworth is remembered for no-nonsense traditions that shaped the face of Utah construction.

From foreman to regional force, Tom ‘Tommy’ Horsting helped propel the Mountain States into a revenue powerhouse for Adolfson & Peterson.

Faced with recent major breaks to the Transcanyon Waterline (TCWL), the National Park Service (NPS) and contractor Stronghold Engineering Inc. have accelerated work across multiple locations on the $208-million replacement project at Grand Canyon National Park.

As Lake Powell and Lake Mead near critical elevations, federal planners face narrowing operational options that could reshape hydropower generation, releases and Colorado River Basin water management.

A draft environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Reclamation outlines post-2026 Colorado River dam operations, assessing coordination, reliability and infrastructure risk in an era of persistent drought. 

As Lake Powell drops toward critical thresholds, engineers are making long-term infrastructure decisions even as Colorado River rules remain unresolved.

A bipartisan bill meant to stabilize financing for an active rural water project is vetoed, exposing how late-stage policy shifts can disrupt infrastructure delivery.

What happens to permitting, design assumptions and risk models if the federal research backbone behind U.S. weather forecasting, NCAR, is broken apart?

ENR's Legacy Awards are presented annually to individuals who have achieved a lifetime legacy of service in design and construction, and who have offered their time and expertise in giving back to the profession and to the communities in which they live.

Water-tech firm is teaming up with the state of New Mexico to help small community water systems identify leaks in drinking water infrastructure