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US Energy Construction

Shutdown Extended of Fire-Damaged Texas LNG Export Site

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

June 20, 2022

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Freeport LNG, a major global exporter, will partially open in September after June 8 pipeline explosion but not fully until year end, drawing global market concern on supply in wake of Russian cutbacks. Federal probes are underway as to the incident cause.

Big Mass. Natural Gas Compressor Opponents Could Get New Chance To Shut It Down

Federal regulators say they erred in not holding a public hearing on Weymouth project, lynchpin to a U.S.-to-Canada pipeline

Scott Van Voorhis

February 4, 2021

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Opponents of $100M Weymouth facility on Boston’s South Shore are making last-ditch push to FERC as agency takes new look at project impacts.

Construction Projects Halted, Fires Set in Several Major US Cities Amid Protests

June 1, 2020

Project sites set ablaze in Minneapolis, D.C. and Ohio, as construction is shut down in downtown Chicago and in California; NYC sets first curfew in decades amid looting, even of boarded-up stores.

Coronavirus and Construction

California Counties Detail Work Resumption Rules, But Questions Remain

Erica Berardi

May 1, 2020

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With all construction set to start May 4, new required safety protocols for seven Bay Area counties still have unclear and confusing details.

SF Bay Area Halts Most Construction; LA Issues Stronger Site Safety Rules

Erica Berardi

March 31, 2020

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Six Bay Area counties announced Tuesday that most construction is to be halted due to a tightened, joint shelter-in-place order. Meanwhile, Los Angeles issues new site safety guidelines and additional site inspections based on public reports of violations.

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New York Shuts More Projects As COVID-19 Cases Soar

Eydie Cubarrubia

Debra K. Rubin

March 27, 2020

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UPDATE: Non-essential jobsites must close, effective now, except key infrastructure, medical facilities, and affordable housing, with time to insure projects are 'safely stabilized,' state said March 27; NY reports more than 60,000 cases and 965 deaths as of Mar. 30

Washington State Broadens Construction Shutdown Order

Tim Newcomb

March 26, 2020

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All commercial and residential construction will halt because of COVID-19 spread, with exceptions for low-income housing and work related to critical infrastructure.