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Water Leaders Outline Goals For Addressing Challenges

June 29, 2016

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s drinking-water chief said the agency is preparing to issue a comprehensive action plan to address challenges to the nation’s drinking-water systems by the end of the year.

Flint Water Crisis

Michigan Claims Engineers’ Errors Prolonged Corrosion

LAN and Veolia say they worked responsibly, within scope

Richard Korman Erin Richey

June 29, 2016

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Only a few months ago, Michigan’s state agencies stood at the center of a circle of blame for the Flint water crisis.

Israeli Design-Builder Wins $90-Million Sugar Irrigation Job in Ethiopia

African nation aims to be a Top 10 global exporter by 2023

Neal Sandler

June 23, 2016

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East African nation aims to be a Top 10 global exporter by 2023.

Public Works Legislation

House, Senate Panels Vote To Hike EPA Water Infrastructure Aid

Pam Hunter McFarland

June 17, 2016

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But controversial policy riders, including language blocking "waters of the U.S." rule, may sink the measures.

Salini Impregilo Wins $2.8-Billion Hydropower Contract in Ethiopia

Italian contractor adds another large dam project to its robust renewable-energy portfolio

Shem Oirere

June 17, 2016

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The contract involves the construction, with financing from Italy’s credit agency Servizi Assicuative de Commerce Estero, of the 2,200-MW Koysha Dam on the Omo River in the southern part of the country.

Panama Canal Expansion Wraps Up

Panama Canal crews put finishing touches on the third lane and race to demobilize as the June 26 inauguration approaches

Scott Blair

June 15, 2016

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Panama’s 10-year, $5.4-billion effort to add a third set of locks culminated on June 9, as tugboats guided a 255-meter-long bulk carrier, named Baroque, into the first lock.

International Finance

World Bank Says Private Infrastructure Financing Dipped in 2015

Investment soared in Turkey but fell sharply in Brazil

Tom Ichniowski

June 14, 2016

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Transportation projects accounted for 63% of last year's $111.6-billion total, followed by energy, with 34%.

Agreement Would Extend Deadline for Baltimore Sewer Plan

Pam Hunter McFarland

June 8, 2016

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The U.S. Dept. of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Maryland Dept. of the Environment have proposed lengthening the current deadline for Baltimore to eliminate wet-weather overflows from its sewer system.

Legal

High Court Rejects Government's Stance in Wetlands Case

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 31, 2016

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Ruling could indicate court’s leanings in broader case challenging waters of the U.S. rule.

Water-Quality Concerns Aired on Florida Everglades Reservoir Project

Thomas F. Armistead

May 25, 2016

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Water quality is the central issue in a dispute between state engineers and scientists over discharge from a planned $600-million Florida Everglades water-storage project.