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Feds Halt Dakota Pipeline Project in Wake of Growing Controversy

Union officials and workers describe intensifying demonstrations at the Bakken Field transmission site

September 14, 2016

After months of legal wrangling and escalating protests over development of the Dakota Access Pipeline, three federal agencies on Sept. 9 temporarily halted construction along a 20-mile section of the route in North Dakota.

TVA Is Pleased with Response to Call for Bids to Buy Mothballed Nuclear Site

Mary B. Powers

September 14, 2016

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The Tennessee Valley Authority said it is pleased with the response to its request for bids to buy the partially completed Bellefonte nuclear-power site in Alabama.

Renewable Energy

Enhanced Geothermal To Be Focus Under $29-Million Award

Thomas F. Armistead

September 13, 2016

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The Dept. of Energy’s Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) effort has entered Phase 2 with DOE’s announcement of a $29-million investment in enhanced geothermal systems.

Energy

Construction of Nuclear Waste Facilities Heats Up

Development is most advanced in Finland, Sweden and France

Thomas F. Armistead

September 6, 2016

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Repositories for disposal of low-level and intermediate radioactive wastes are operating in a number of countries, but high-level wastes require more secure disposal.

Construction Economics

Construction July Spending Flat from June, Up Year Over Year

Commerce Dept. says private construction posted gains but public-sector total fell

Tom Ichniowski

September 1, 2016

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Office construction surged 25% from year-earlier total but educational buildings sector dipped 5%.

Pa. Fines Two Energy Firms for Line Construction Violations

August 31, 2016

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The Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection has fined CNX Gas Co. LLC and CONE Midstream Partners LP for not building pipelines as approved in permits.

Artificial Island Power Project Stalled Again

Peter Maloney

August 31, 2016

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A landmark transmission project in the Northeast is stalled, once again.

Nashville International Airport Installs Geothermal Energy System

Candy McCampbell

August 24, 2016

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Nashville International Airport has turned a former quarry on the site into the water source for a lake plate geothermal cooling system that is cutting energy consumption by more than 50%.

Canada's Altagas Wins $45M Battery Storage Award

August 24, 2016

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Canadian energy firm AltaGas has won a $45-million contract with Southern California Edison to build a 20-MW energy-storage system at its Pomona natural-gas-fired plant in Southern California.