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Technology

WSP USA Pilots Emerging Tech in Target Markets With Partnership

Four startups will gain support to “refine, optimize and scale offerings” for market

February 3, 2022

Four startups will gain support to “refine, optimize and scale" tech solutions for design giant's work in climate, resilience and sustainability.

Legal Issues

Ex-Engineered Products Firm Executive Convicted of Bid Rigging

James Leggate

February 2, 2022

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Brent Brewbaker, who worked for Contech Engineered Solutions LLC, will be sentenced April 12 for conspiring to rig bids on some 300 North Carolina Transportation Dept. projects.

Workforce

Union Construction Employment Up 3% in 2021, Back to 2019 Level

Union membership rose by 31,000 to 1.02 million in 2021 from a year earlier

Jeff Yoders

February 1, 2022

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Union membership in construction rose by 31,000 to 1.02 million in 2021 from its 2020 level.

Companies

ExxonMobil Restructure Set to Boost Status of Its Low-Carbon Business

Mary B. Powers

February 1, 2022

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Energy giant's action, which it says will elevate its role in carbon capture and production of lower-emission fuels, follows pressure from activist investors.

Transportation

UK Premier Ditched Pet Projects But Costs Still Mount

Peter Reina

February 1, 2022

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Study to disprove Boris Johnson's plan for a bridge or tunnel across a bomb-filled sea valley cost government $1.2 million, new data reveals.

Editorial: Open Vaccine Mandate Rulemaking to More Voices

ENR Editors

January 31, 2022

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OSHA should model industry engagement on effort to craft the 2017 silica dust rule to design vaccine mandate that is enforceable—and realistic.

Environmental Regulation

High Court Could Reset Building Curbs in Key Wetlands Case

Legal issue centers around federal definition of intermittent streams

Pam McFarland

January 28, 2022

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Scope of federal jurisdiction on lands near certain bodies of water is core to landowner challenge, but timing of court action will determine if Justice Stephen Breyer, a veteran of Clean Water Act rulings, can weigh in before he retires.

The Frick Park Bridge collapsed on Jan. 28. A bus was on the bridge when it collapsed

Aging Infrastructure

Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Injures 10 Hours Before Biden Visits City

Early morning accident occurred before President was set to push his infrastructure plan

Tom Ichniowski

Jim Parsons

January 28, 2022

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Span had received poor superstructure ratings for more than a decade before Jan. 28 accident, according to National Bridge Inventory data.

Energy Construction

Court Nixes Permit of Nearly Complete $6.2B Mountain Valley Pipeline

Mary B. Powers

January 27, 2022

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Mastec-built Virginia to W.Va. natural gas project, set to operate in summer, faces unclear delay as feds must reassess its water crossings in a national forest.

Environment

Jersey City, NJ Commits to $1B in Water Upgrades in New Federal Pact

Modified consent decree will accelerate lead pipe removals, improve water quality

Pam McFarland

January 27, 2022

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City will expand lead service line replacements and sewer improvements over the next decade in modifying its consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.