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Legal

Nation’s Top Court Limits EPA's Authority in Clean Air Case

The ruling comes as court justices change and as the agency prepares to issue a new carbon reduction strategy

June 30, 2022

In a 6-3 decision, justices said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority to set a broad greenhouse gas emissions reduction mandate.

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Critical Minerals Construction

Fluor Wins Rare Earths Plant Project as US, Australia Markets Expand

Mary B. Powers

June 29, 2022

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The U.S. Defense Dept. awarded a $120-million contract to a domestic unit of Australia-based Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. to build America's first heavy rare earth processing plant.

Energy Workforce

Construction Leads Job Gains in Three Energy Sectors, DOE Report Says

James Leggate

June 28, 2022

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Industry jobs tied to electric power generation; transmission, storage and distribution; and energy efficiency grew in 2021, but report data does not reflect impacts of more current sector events.

Clean Energy Constrction

GE Faces Offshore Wind Turbine Cost Hit in Court Patent Decision

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

June 23, 2022

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Verdict in federal suit by competitor Siemens Gamesa comes amid an accelerating U.S. market for offshore wind construction and a new DOE-led federal and state effort to expand its national supply chain, but new industry uproar over maritime crew restrictions contained in a pending House bill

Workplace

Unions Offer $200K Reward in Noose Incident at Big Federal Project

Building trades call the incident an 'act of intimidation'

Emell D. Adolphus

June 22, 2022

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FBI is investigating noose found at DOE Y-12 site's $6.5B uranium processing facility project in Tennessee, managed by Bechtel-led team.

US Energy Construction

Shutdown Extended of Fire-Damaged Texas LNG Export Site

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

June 20, 2022

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Freeport LNG, a major global exporter, will partially open in September after June 8 pipeline explosion but not fully until year end, drawing global market concern on supply in wake of Russian cutbacks. Federal probes are underway as to the incident cause.

Energy Construction

Demand Pickup Drives Restart of Canada East Coast Oil Projects

Scott Van Voorhis

June 19, 2022

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SNC-Lavalin, Dragados, Pennecon will relaunch work on $1.8-billion West White Rose offshore drilling platform, while energy giants Equinor and BP won province approval for Bay du Nord floating project, estimated at more than $9-billion.