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UK Blacklisting Scandal Settled for Some, Others Holding Out

May 4, 2016

Three groups of U.K. construction workers have secured compensation for losses caused by an unlawful blacklist used by leading contractors for years, starting in the mid-1990s (ENR 10/19/15 p. 7).

Workforce Education

We Should Put Our Money Where the Jobs Are

Michael Kenig

May 4, 2016

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We need to update our approach toward career and technical education (CTE).

Florida Keys Restoration Costs May Reach $600M

Thomas F. Armistead

May 4, 2016

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A series of demonstration projects, which will complete at the end of 2016, will set the stage for a project to restore water quality in more than 300 canals in the Florida Keys, with a conceptual cost estimate of between $300 million and $600 million.

Georgia Seals P3 Deal With Tax-Exempt Bank Loan

Allen Zeyher

May 4, 2016

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The Interstate 285/S.R. 400 interchange reconstruction, Georgia’s first public-private partnership to be financed with a tax-exempt bank loan, has received a notice to proceed.

EPA Defends Pebble Mine Decision

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 4, 2016

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At an April 27 hearing, GOP lawmakers blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for limiting the scope of the Pebble Mine project in Bristol Bay, Alaska, before the project’s developer had formally submitted plans and applied for a permit.

Global Warming

Overcoming Setbacks in the Climate Change Crusade

Promising signs even as opponents refuse to accept efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions

ENR Editors

May 4, 2016

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Engineers and architects are among the leaders of the movement to slow climate change.

Marcellus Pipeline Backers Vow To Move Forward

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 4, 2016

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The backers of a proposed pipeline to transport natural gas from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale region through New York state say they are “steadfastly committed” to building the pipeline, despite the April 22 decision by the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation to deny a permit for the project.

New York City Outlines Plan to Complete Third Water Tunnel

Peter Maloney

May 4, 2016

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Deep under the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens is a water tunnel waiting for the water to be turned on. Actually, it is waiting for money to flow.

Wide-Ranging Senate Water Resources Bill Advances

Tom Ichniowski

May 4, 2016

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A Senate committee has approved an $11-billion water-resources bill authorizing funds for 27 new Army Corps of Engineers projects. But in a striking change from similar past measures, the new one has an array of drinking-water and wastewater provisions, too, including a new trust fund.

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