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Stream of U.S. OSHA Penalty Press Releases Dries Up

Post Trump, what is the future of the Severe Violators Enforcement Program?

Scott Van Voorhis

February 8, 2017

OSHA press releases often provide the punitive blow that has more impact than the final financial penalty.

Senate Nears Vote on Pruitt to Lead EPA

Pam Radtke Russell

February 8, 2017

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More than 400 former Environment Protection Agency officials are urging the Senate to vote against Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the agency.

Corps Says it Will Grant Easement for Dakota Access

Pam Radtke Russell

February 7, 2017

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Agency has reversed a Dec. 4 decision requiring an environmental impact statement for the pipeline.

Nuclear Project Losses Mount for Toshiba, Westinghouse

Scott Judy

February 7, 2017

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Concerns about possible construction cost hikes at two U.S. nuclear expansion projects have escalated.

In Last-Minute Rush, FERC Approves 3 Pipelines

Pam Radtke Russell

February 7, 2017

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The $3 billion Atlantic Sunrise Project; the $455 million Northern Access project; and the $4.2 billion Rover pipeline will move natural gas from the Marcellus Shale region.

Julia Ross Will Lead Virginia Tech Engineers

Debra K. Rubin

February 7, 2017

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Maryland college engineering dean takes over Virginia school's 10,000-student program in July.

Sudden Bankruptcy Stalls Bluegrass Music Museum Project

Richard Korman

February 7, 2017

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In late November 2016, a local Owensboro, Ky., news report proclaimed that everything was going fine at the new Bluegrass Music Museum & Hall of Fame.

Heavy-Iron Rental Portal EquipmentShare Shifts to Telematics

Jeff Rubenstone

February 7, 2017

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After two-years of building up its user base in the lower Midwest, peer-to-peer construction-equipment rental service EquipmentShare recently has secured $26 million in private equity funding.

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