Revised Rule on Navigable Waters Takes Effect in 49 States Pam Radtke Russell June 22, 2020 No Comments A last minute request for a temporary injunction against the rule failed in California, but succeeded in Colorado.Read More
Coronavirus and Construction Construction's Paycheck Protection Loan Volume Climbs 42% Since April Tom Ichniowski June 22, 2020 No Comments Despite rise in volume, construction's ranking dips to third among industries, from first in mid-April.Read More
Feds Advance $767M to Move Major NJ Rail Bridge Fix to Engineering Stage Debra K. Rubin June 21, 2020 One Comment DOT's June 19 action on Portal North Bridge follows Trump tweeted approval, but no commitment to $12B Hudson River tunnels.Read More
Transportation Infrastructure House Panel Clears $494B Highway-Transit-Rail Funding Bill Tom Ichniowski June 19, 2020 No Comments After lengthy markup, package, drafted by Democrats, heads toward a floor vote, maybe by July 1.Read More
Holtec Settles Legal Battle with Massachusetts Over $1B Nuclear Plant Cleanup Mary B. Powers June 18, 2020 No Comments New site owner and cleanup firm agrees to $193M contingency for cost increases, project delays and possible hidden contamination.Read More
High Court Ruling Will Keep Up to 80,000 'Dreamers' in Industry Workforce For Now Bruce Buckley June 18, 2020 No Comments Decision written by Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch halts administration plan to deport DACA-protected immigrant workers.Read More
ENR Editors Tracked Construction's Struggle Over Race and Inequality Richard Korman Scott Lewis June 17, 2020 No Comments ENR’s coverage of race and equality in the construction industry passed through two major phases from the 1960s until the 1990s.Read More
US Reaches $68 Million Settlement of Korea Base Construction Fraud Debra K. Rubin June 17, 2020 No Comments South Korea's SK Engineering and Construction bribed officials, then obstructed probe linked to contracts for $11 billion U.S. base south of Seoul, says Justice Dept.Read More
Broader Offshore Wind Study Cites Fishing Lane Impacts Mary B. Powers June 17, 2020 No Comments Delayed review is critical to construction start for first large U.S. offshore effort, a $2B project, off the coast of Massachusetts.Read More
Border Patrol Weighs Mexico Wall Design Changes, Private Barriers Mary B. Powers June 17, 2020 No Comments But neither agency nor firms have shared details on ideas submitted as of June 12 deadline.Read More