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South Carolina Proposal Aims To Bolster Dam Safety

February 1, 2017

South Carolina legislators have taken steps to strengthen the state’s dam-safety laws, which came under fire after more than 30 structures failed during a 1,000-year flood event in October 2015.

House Approves Bills to Boost Nuclear Technology, Reshape National Labs' Management

Pam Radtke Russell

February 1, 2017

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A bill to speed approval of advanced nuclear technologies and another to change the way the Dept. of Energy’s national laboratories are managed are among a handful of energy measures the House has passed in the first weeks of its new session.

FERC Vacancies Stalling Energy Project Approvals

Pam Radtke Russell

February 1, 2017

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Final approval of hundreds of interstate pipelines, transmission lines and liquefied-natural-gas projects will be delayed for months because the Trump administration has changed leadership at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Construction Labor

Iron Workers Pension Plan Members Vote to Cut Benefits

Cleveland local's action is first cut under 2014 multiemployer pension law

Tom Ichniowski

January 28, 2017

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Pension advocacy group says local's early retirees would be hit particularly hard, facing cuts of up to 60%.

Energy Infrastructure

PG&E Sentenced to Pay $3M for Pipeline-Safety Violations

Judge issues maximum penalty for actions related to 2010 California explosion that killed eight

Tom Ichniowski

January 27, 2017

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Federal jury found company guilty of multiple violations related to 2010 fatal pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif.

The Trump Administration

Greenpeace Protestors Scale 270-ft Tower Crane Near White House

A hazardous climb was needed to hang a banner

January 25, 2017

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Early Wednesday morning, protesters representing Greenpeace climbed to the top of a 270-ft-tall tower crane in Washington, D.C., to rig and hang a large banner over the city that read “Resist.”

I-70 Expansion Project Through Denver Secures Final Federal Approval

Mark Shaw

January 25, 2017

After 14 years of planning and numerous stops and starts on the controversial project, the $1.2- billion expansion of Interstate 70 through Denver now can move forward.

First Trump Agenda Nuggets Hit Construction

President sets in motion reopening of pipeline projects, regulatory streamlining, push on infrastructure.

January 25, 2017

President sets in motion reopening of pipeline projects, regulatory streamlining, push on infrastructure.

$Delaware River Bridge truss fracture$

Aging Bridges

Delaware River Interstate Bridge Shut to Assess Truss Fracture

Painting operation led to concern over safety

Justin Rice

January 25, 2017

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Investigation will assess the condition of the bridge.

Wyoming Bill That Would Ban Wind, Solar Power Spurs Concern

January 25, 2017

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Rocky Mountain Power officials are opposed to a bill, introduced on Jan. 10 in Wyoming, that would ban utilities from providing power from utility-scale wind and solar projects.