Floodwater diverted from Beijing has caused major damage in the Hai River basin, but no official damage cost or detail has yet been released as China’s government said it has allocated $124 million for immediate post-disaster relief and reconstruction.
Construction unions hailed the new rule, but some contractor groups have strongly criticized it, with the Associated Builders and Contractors already planning a legal challenge.
Billions in aid from American Rescue Plan Act have had a major impact on the pension plans, which are used by tens of thousands of construction workers.
Feds propose 557 sq miles of new Atlantic ocean tracts for development and set Aug. 29 for first Gulf of Mexico auction of three large sites, but projects now confront rising costs for the first time.
Third-party interim engineer-manager Ted Henifin now adds city's neglected wastewater system to his portfolio since being named last year by a U.S. judge to run its inadequate and leaking drinking water system.
Unanimous FERC vote July 27 on final rule will prioritize the most construction-ready, financially-viable projects, but its effective date was not announced.
Developer CEO tells analysts Aug. 1 it will finish last 20 miles of 303-mile natural gas line by year end, after high court reverses lower court halt of just-resumed work on controversial project still being litigated