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Power & Industrial

Russia's Rosatom Moves Forward on Egypt Nuclear Plant Construction

South Korea secures $2.25B deal to supply turbines to nuclear plant in El Dabaa city on Mediterranean coast

Shem Oirere

August 26, 2022

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The power plant is expected to cost approximately $30 billion.

Hazardous Waste

EPA Proposes to Add Some PFAS Chemicals to Superfund List

Action would trigger tougher enforcement actions if finalized

Pam McFarland

August 26, 2022

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"Hazardous" designation of two major PFAS chemicals could trigger more cleanups under the federal government's key toxic waste remediation program.

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Materials

Tall-Timber Building Expected in Chicago, 151 Years After the Great Fire

Jean Thilmany

August 26, 2022

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Developer Sterling Bay plans to break ground on Chicago’s first tall-timber building since the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

Infrastructure Act

US Energy Dept. Adds $425M for States' Clean Energy Projects

James Leggate

August 26, 2022

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Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will boost DOE's State Energy Program with several times its typical annual funding.

Building Repairs

San Francisco OKs Revamped Settling Millennium Tower Fix

Nadine M. Post

August 25, 2022

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The city issues a revised building permit for a perimeter pile upgrade scheme that reduces the number of piles from 52 to 18.

Construction Economics for August 29, 2022

August 25, 2022

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Energy

Michigan Judge Refuses to Move Line 5 Pipeline Case to State Court

Federal issues are at stake in oil pipeline case, judge says

Annemarie Mannion

August 22, 2022

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State governor and attorney general seek to shut down oil pipeline, claiming it is unsafe and poses an environmental threat to the Straits of Mackinac.

Agrivoltaics

Colorado Solar Project Highlights Potential of 'Agrivoltaics'

Garnet Mesa solar project will be state's largest agrivoltaic installation when complete

Eric Peterson

August 20, 2022

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When complete, the 80-MW Garnet Mesa Solar Projects on 383 acres on a former ranch southeast of Delta, Colo., will be the largest solar farm on the Western Slope, and the largest “agrivoltaic” installation in Colorado.

Energy Construction

Saudi Aramco Confirms Estimated $100B Gas Field Phased Expansion

Debra K. Rubin

August 19, 2022

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Contractors Worley, Saipem, and Larsen & Toubro are said to have contract awards on Saudi Arabia-owned energy giant's Jafurah field development there, set to produce up to 3.1 billion cu ft per day of natural gas liquids and condensates by the next decade.

Carolina Panthers Offer $82M to Settle Claims on Canceled $800M Facility

Jim Parsons

August 18, 2022

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The developer of the football franchise's headquarters and practice facility in Rock Hill, S.C., proposed to settle claims arising from abrupt cancellation of the project earlier this year.