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Nuclear Power

Low-Price Competition Drives Ailing Nuclear Plants To Seek State Aid

Mary B. Powers

May 18, 2016

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Will low energy prices shutter more nuclear plants without state support?

New General Construction Permit Problematic, Contractors Say

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 18, 2016

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Construction industry groups are concerned about the new general construction permit for stormwater discharges from construction sites, set to replace the current 2012 permit.

Transportation

NTSB: Engineer's Distraction Is Probable Cause of 2015 Amtrak Crash

Safety Board also points to lack of positive train control system as contributing factor.

Tom Ichniowski

May 17, 2016

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Board says distraction likely due to commuter train's radio messages after emergency stop nearby.

EPA Releases Tough Methane Emissions Standards

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 13, 2016

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Environmental groups call the rule an important step in addressing climate change, but oil and gas officials say the regulation is unnecessary.

Industry Groups Team to Promote Resilient Building

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 12, 2016

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White House meeting highlights efforts to incorporate and institutionalize resiliency in buildings and infrastructure projects.

Public Transit

After New FTA Order and Foxx's Warning, D.C. Metro Takes Safety Actions

Metro removing porcelain insulators, slowing train speeds to cut electricity 'draw'

Jim Parsons

Tom Ichniowski

May 11, 2016

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DOT Secretary warned on May 10 that he might shut down Metrorail if it failed to adhere to earlier FTA directives.

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers

Tradeswomen Push for Apprenticeships and Global Connection

Pamela Dittmer McKuen

May 11, 2016

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Women craft workers convened en masse in Chicago earlier this month to boost their connections and industry visibility and find ways to gain a larger share of industry apprenticeships and funding.

Canada Eyes Public-Asset Sale To Fund Infrastructure Push

Scott Van Voorhis

May 11, 2016

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Canada may turn to investors to help finance an ambitious $92-billion-plus infrastructure plan aimed at boosting its lagging energy-sector-based economy.

House Bill Would Limit Contractors' Labor Disclosures

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 11, 2016

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A Dept. of Defense authorization measure moving in the House includes an amendment to block a presidential directive for contractors to disclose labor-law violations when bidding for DOD and National Nuclear Security Administration projects.

Flood Protection and Hurricanes

New Orleans Pushes to Finish Last Big Storm-Surge Project

The final post-Katrina flood protection project nears completion

Pam Radtke Russell

May 4, 2016

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On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina winds pushed water from Lake Pontchartrain into New Orleans’ three major drainage canals, putting pressure on floodwalls-topped levees that failed to withstand the load of the water.