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Industry Execs Target Construction Materials Sector on Labor Abuses

September 15, 2019

Foundation-funded effort would push owners and specifiers to scrutinize product origins and add restrictions to specs, RFPs and contracts.

Lawmakers Grill Corporations about PFAS Contamination

Pam McFarland

September 12, 2019

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At a Sept. 10 hearing, Democrats and some Republicans on the House Oversight Committee asked witnesses what lawmakers could do to begin to address the problem of PFAS.

Water Infrastructure

Update: New Law Helps Newark, Other Cities Fund Drinking-Water Upgrades

Measure enacted Oct. 4 lets states shift more dollars to drinking-water revolving funds

Tom Ichniowski

September 11, 2019

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UPDATE: Measure enacted Oct. 4 lets states shift more dollars to drinking-water revolving funds

Transportation

UK Contractor To Raze Liverpool's Churchill Way Viaduct

New highway will replace post-tensioned structure built in 1970

Peter Reina

September 11, 2019

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New post-tension special inspection regime revealed structural shortcomings.

D.C. Seeks Contractor To Demolish RFK Stadium

Jim Parsons

September 11, 2019

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The District of Columbia is looking for a contractor to decommission and demolish RFK Stadium, a sports venue that has served the city for nearly 60 years.

New Offshore Wind R&D Group Awards First Study

Debra K. Rubin

September 11, 2019

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Public-private consortium wants $300K project to weigh floating wind farm technology economics.

SC Utility Draws Interest in VC Summer Restart, Pols' Rebuke

Scott Judy

September 11, 2019

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Embattled utility Santee Cooper, one of the primary owners of the canceled V.C.

PG&E Offers Plan to Exit Bankruptcy

Mary B. Powers

September 11, 2019

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San Francisco floats $2.5-billion plan to buy utility’s electric grid serving the city

DOD Aims To Shift $3.6B From Military Projects to Border Wall

Tom Ichniowski

September 11, 2019

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The Dept. of Defense’s plan to put off $3.6 billion in construction projects and shift the agency’s already appropriated funds to build sections of the southwest border wall has sparked sharp criticism from Democrats in Congress.

Global Contractors Ponder Climate Change, Asia Rail at Industry Conference

September 11, 2019

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Although construction contractors from Asia and Europe are pledging to collaborate on building infrastructure that promotes economic growth and international ties, a former United Nations secretary-general is challenging the global construction industry to go further and expand its efforts to address climate change.