Pennsylvania fined an energy company more than $30 million on Friday but will allow it to resume construction on its problem-plagued natural gas pipelines. The state Department of Environmental Protection issued one of its largest-ever civil penalties in the wake of an investigation that found Energy Transfer had violated numerous regulations during construction of the Revolution pipeline in ... Read More

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. - A CSX freight train derailed on the bridge crossing the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, W.Va., early Saturday. No one was injured. The cause remains under investigation. Some cars went into the river, according to multiple reports. "I was in the bath at the time," Harpers Ferry Town Recorder Kevin Carden reported. "It was so loud that it shook our house a half-mile ... Read More

After the College Lake dam overtopped, threatened the integrity of the high-hazard structure and forced the evacuation of 150 Lynchburg residents in August 2018, the city knew it needed to make a change. After water overtopped the College Lake dam, threatening the integrity of the high-hazard structure and forcing the evacuation of 150 Lynchburg residents in August 2018, the city knew it ... Read More

A hyperloop, a high-tech, high-speed transportation system, could take you from Chicago to Cleveland in 32 minutes, or less time than it takes to watch two “Hot in Cleveland” episodes on your phone. That kind of speed -- 10 times faster than a car, more than twice as fast as a plane -- could bring an explosion of economic growth, according to a new study. Building a hyperloop system to carry ... Read More

Some construction projects in Maryland are costing tens of millions of dollars more than original estimates, in large measure because of a lack of skilled trades in the region. The increase in price for just two large projects at the University of Maryland? About $64 million. “It was about 2014 when the labor shortages started appearing, first in the D.C. submarkets then in Baltimore a couple ... Read More

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced a statewide effort to memorialize fallen employees with bridge dedications. The department plans to name bridges after PennDOT employees who died while on duty since 1970 and will work with the General Assembly to pass a naming authorization bill in the spring 2020. "Our employees put their lives at risk every day to improve and ... Read More

Nov. 14--TRESCKOW -- A Pottsville firm proposing to build a hydroelectric plant powered by acid mine water has obtained a permit to study it. Grid Balance Power will study the installation of three dams and the hydroelectric plant in Packer and Banks townships under the permit, Banks Supervisor Joe Clark said at Monday's meeting. He said it doesn't mean the project will be built. "It is a ... Read More

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf's administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry highly volatile natural gas liquids across Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned. FBI agents have interviewed current or former state employees in recent weeks about the Mariner East ... Read More

Nov. 11--A federal judge ruled Dominion Energy doesn't need to vacate a permit that allowed the construction of its 17-tower transmission line across the James River near Skiffes Creek while the Army Corps of Engineers conducts an environmental impact statement for the project. The Corps is in the midst of a court-ordered environmental impact statement on the effects of Dominion's ... Read More