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Carbon Capture With Beneficial Conversion Is Focus of Prize

Pam mcfarland
Pam Hunter McFarland
June 8, 2016

As pressure mounts on coal-and natural-gas-fired power plants—as well as cement kilns—to reduce CO2 emissions, researchers are looking to not only capture and store those emissions but also to convert CO2 into marketable products.


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Florida Aquifer Cleanup to Take 10 Years

Thomas F. Armistead
June 8, 2016

Hypersaline cooling-water seepage from Florida Power & Light Co.’s 3550-MW Turkey Point Power Station in Florida City has polluted the shallow Biscayne Aquifer and now is being drawn back to the plant’s property through retraction wells in an operation expected to take 10 years.


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Agreement Would Extend Deadline for Baltimore Sewer Plan

Pam mcfarland
Pam Hunter McFarland
June 8, 2016
The U.S. Dept. of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Maryland Dept. of the Environment have proposed lengthening the current deadline for Baltimore to eliminate wet-weather overflows from its sewer system.
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Dept. of Interior Agencies: Coastal Fracking Can Resume

Pam mcfarland
Pam Hunter McFarland
June 8, 2016
Two Interior Dept. bureaus have concluded that oil and gas well-stimulation techniques, including hydraulic fracturing, off the coast of California do not pose a significant environmental risk.
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Bechtel Gets Five-Year Extension on Jubail Project

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Debra K. Rubin
June 8, 2016
The Saudi government has awarded Bechtel a five-year contract extension for project management services at the giant Jubail and Ras Al Khair industrial cities, the company announced on June 6.
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New Transmission Line Planned for New England Wind Power

Thomas F. Armistead
June 8, 2016
A developer of electric power transmission plans to break ground in 2020 for a $100-million converter station in Plymouth, Mass.
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Construction Economics

Construction Jobless Rate Hits 9-Year Low but Industry Loses Jobs

Unemployment rate drops to 5.2% from April's 6% and year-earlier 6.7%
Tom ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
June 3, 2016

Industry's 5.2% May rate lowest since October 2006 but the bad news was loss of 15,000 jobs.


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Construction Markets

Construction April Spending Dips from March, Up Vs. 2015

Total volume declines 1.8% on monthly basis, but gains 4.5% from April 2015
Tom ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
June 1, 2016

Completed nonresidential projects' total off 2.1% from March, but climbs 2.5% from April 2015.


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Alternative Energy

Maine and Ohio Projects Gain Wind Farm Federal Funding

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Johanna Knapschaefer
Debra k rubin1
Debra K. Rubin
June 1, 2016
The U.S. Energy Dept. shifts $40-million commercialization grants away from Virginia and Oregon projects for now.
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Offshore Energy

Compromise Sets Stage for Huge Israel Gas-Sector infrastructure Spend

Neal Sandler
June 1, 2016
New offshore gas-field deal with U.S.-Israeli developers follows a March high-court ruling that halted the expected $10B program over project terms.
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