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Terminated Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Site Closure Steps Are Still in Play

Rival Enbridge Line 3 wins key Minnesota court ruling June 14 to move construction to expected year end completion, while scuttled $8B Keystone had tough road after Biden permit halt, as owner weighs options for pipe laid in Canada and stored.

Materials

US Steel, Nucor Building Major Mills Amid Steelmakers' Modernization

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

James Leggate

January 14, 2022

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The steelmakers chose Arkansas and West Virginia for their EAF mills.

Workforce

SCOTUS Hears Feds' Suit Over State Workers' Comp Law for DOE Hanford

Mary B. Powers

January 13, 2022

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High court will decide Biden challenge to Washington state's major coverage expansion for nuclear site contractor workers related to illnesses claimed from exposure to major toxics

Transit Construction

Stalled Maryland Light-Rail P3 Won't Open Until 2026, With Cost Up $1.4B

Jim Parsons

January 13, 2022

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Purple Line's new JV contractor Dragados-OHL will start in spring if state approves its contract on Jan. 26. Construction tab now is $3.4B, with opening four years past original estimate, say officials.

Clean Energy Consruction

Spain Set to Launch First Floating Offshore Wind Turbine in Fall

Peter Reina

January 10, 2022

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Contractor Ferrovial used two 500-ton crawler cranes to raise and rotate six vertically cast floater elements for transport and assembly to support the 2-MW turbine in 85 ft of water.

Federal Contracting

FERC Pulls Burns & McDonnell Gas Project Contract, Cites Conflict

Mary B. Powers

January 6, 2022

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Firm's environmental review award and engineering contract relate to same natural gas project, agency says, after watchdog group raises issues over the link.

Legal

Balfour Beatty Unit Will Pay $65.4M in Military Housing Fraud Settlement

James Leggate

January 4, 2022

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A leading private US armed forces housing manager settles criminal and civil cases alleging padded bills and poor maintenance dating back to 2013; firm cites unit restructuring but now has court-ordered outside compliance monitor.

The Most Read ENR Stories of 2021

Scott Blair

January 2, 2022

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Coverage related to the COVID-19 pandemic continued to attract the most page views, but there were also several engineering failures that garnered much attention as well.

Court Decision

Skanska Found Negligent for Damages From Breakaway Barges

A federal judge's ruling opens the door to hundreds of potential claims

Jim Parsons

December 30, 2021

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Federal judge's decision clears the way for hundreds of lawsuits to proceed.

Clean Energy Technology

Utility Pushes U.K.'s First Big Pumped Storage Hydro Project in 30 Years

Peter Reina

December 29, 2021

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Bechtel, Webuild, Strabag and Dragados are among bidders for the $1.3B, 1.5-GW Coire Glas project in Scotland, but project revenue uncertainties remain.

Materials

Hydrogen, Carbon Black Plant Gets Conditional $1B DOE Loan for Cleaner Technology

Materials producer Monolith plans commercial-scale expansion at Nebraska plant

James Leggate

December 23, 2021

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Kiewit is set to build expansion of Nebraska clean materials plant, the first non-nuclear power project since 2016 to gain yellow-light commitment under innovative federal clean energy loan program.