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Mary B. Powers

Mary B. Powers

Mary B. Powers has reported on engineering and construction issues in the global energy and environmental sectors for more than 30 years from Washington, D.C. and Birmingham, Ala.  She formerly wrote for the Platt's group of energy sector publications under McGraw Hill and S&P Global that included Inside Energy and Megawatt Daily, and was state editor for the Lexington, Ky., Herald Leader. Mary has a master’s degree in journalism from The American University.

 

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Waste Remediation

Jacobs Faces $3B Damage Liability in Coal-Ash Worker Suits, Court Says

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May 20, 2022
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Firm's status as former TVA contractor extends no immunity for claimed illnesses caused by site cleanup work, judge said; Jacobs also announces new cleanup support contract at Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant
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Federal Contracts

DOE Cancels Disputed $28B Nuke Site Award to Fluor-Amentum

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May 17, 2022
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After a bid protest, the megacontract to operate the giant Y-12 and Pantex waste sites will be rescoped and split, but Energy Dept. provides no rebid schedule. Bechtel will remain manager of both sites for at least two years.


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Advanced Manufacturing

Georgia Gains Two EV Plant Investments Totaling $10.5B

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May 15, 2022
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Hyundai confirms on May 20 an electric vehicle plant valued at $5.5B to be built outside of Savannah, with startup Rivian planning a $5B EV pickup truck factory near Atlanta.
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Clean Energy Construction

The Rush Is On: Administration's $8 Billion Attracts Lots of US Hydrogen Hub Builders

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May 11, 2022
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States, utilities, firms and politicians vie for infrastructure law funds to develop networks to produce and use the cleaner gas alternative.


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Renewable Energy

Looming Solar Import Tariff Upends Energy-Sector Projects

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May 2, 2022
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Potential retroactive US surcharge on Asian PV cells will further delay or halt projects, say 22 U.S. Senators, two governors and utilities, who urge quick dispute end to avoid 'massive disruption' in clean energy transition targets; nuclear and coal plant closures in Calif. and Indiana could be pushed back

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Clean Energy

First Interstate Carbon Capture Pipelines Proposed in US

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April 28, 2022
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Three projects would cost billions to collect CO2 from bio-refineries across upper Midwest states to be sequestered at underground sites in North Dakota and Illinois, but opponents fear big safety risks of compressed gas
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FERC Propels Landmark Revamp of US Power Transmission

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April 24, 2022
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In a bipartisan approval April 21 of a proposed framework to plan and pay for new and upgraded US grid capacity to link booming clean power projects, the federal energy regulator aims to involve states up front and expand infrastructure planning to a 20-year-ahead cycle.
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Largest-Ever US Dam Removal Project Gets Federal Agencies' Nod

Undertaking is considered a proof-of-concept for similar large efforts
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April 21, 2022
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Kiewit would start $445M Klamath River work next year to take down four dams in Oregon and California after FERC and Interior Dept. sign off on key environmental review.
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KBR, Jacobs Settle Long-Running Power Plant Contract Dispute

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April 19, 2022
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Firms reach financial agreement over fixed-price project subcontract at giant Australian LNG site that was terminated by design-build firm CH2M, now a Jacobs unit, in 2017.
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Energy Construction

Court Orders Redo of Suit Against $246M NJ Gas Compressor Project

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April 13, 2022
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$6B Mountain Valley gas pipeline also gets federal OK for water crossing construction change but more hurdles remain
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