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Canceled WSP Contract Sends Message To NY Construction Industry

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has imposed a 10% fee cut on current projects and its CEO has talked of the importance of stricter future treatment of large companies.

Transportation Infrastructure

US DOT Picks Winners for $900M in New BUILD Grants

Tom Ichniowski

November 12, 2019

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Half of the total dollars went to rural projects, continuing a Trump administration emphasis.

Editorial: The Unspoken Messages in NTSB's Miami Bridge Collapse Report

ENR Editors

November 12, 2019

2 Comments

The National Transportation Safety Board last came down hard on engineering and construction in 2007. Did group-think obscure last year's unfolding disaster in Florida?

Construction Safety

Nonfatal Construction Injuries Edge Up but Injury Rate Declines

Tom Ichniowski

November 7, 2019

No Comments

Injuries rose less than 1% in 2018 to 199,100; rate per 100 workers dipped to 3.0 from 3.1.

Water Infrastructure

Supreme Court Delves Into Scope of Clean Water Act Permits

Tom Ichniowski

November 6, 2019

No Comments

Case centers on whether pollution moving through groundwater should require "point source" permit.

Mary B. Powers

November 6, 2019

No Comments

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed two rules that would ease Obama-era requirements for disposal of two streams of waste that result from burning coal to produce electricity—the storage of coal ash and the discharge of contaminated water into waterways.

Pipeline Route Disputes Are Poised for US Supreme Court Decision

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

November 6, 2019

No Comments

Developers, opponents rev up legal battles over state land seizure; PennEast loses again in court but vows to continue $1B NJ gas line.

Construction Workforce

Construction Oct. Jobless Rate Falters Despite Gain of 10,000 Jobs

November 1, 2019

No Comments

Industry's unemployment rate increased to 4.0% from September's 3.2% and October 2018's 3.6%.

World Set to Spend $840B By 2030 To Build Offshore Wind, But New Risk Aired

Peter Reina

Debra K. Rubin

October 31, 2019

No Comments

Developer Orsted cuts power forecast, citing new wind strength analysis; experts eye larger turbines and better modeling as long-term fixes.

Environmental Restoration

Maryland-Exelon Pact Aims for Cleaner Susquehanna River

Tom Ichniowski

October 30, 2019

No Comments

Elements of deal will be part of Exelon FERC relicensing application for Conowingo Dam.

Water Infrastructure

House Passes Bill to Unlock Harbor Trust Fund Surplus

Tom Ichniowski

October 29, 2019

No Comments

If appropriators follow through, the measure is expected to allow increased spending on port dredging projects.

Nov 18, 2019

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has awarded about $900 million in the latest round of its much-sought BUILD grants, dividing the funds among 55 projects in 35 states.

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Canceled WSP Contract Sends Message To NY Construction Industry

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US DOT Picks Winners for $900M in New BUILD Grants

Editorial: The Unspoken Messages in NTSB's Miami Bridge Collapse Report

Nonfatal Construction Injuries Edge Up but Injury Rate Declines

Supreme Court Delves Into Scope of Clean Water Act Permits

EPA Unveils New Coal Ash Regulations

Pipeline Route Disputes Are Poised for US Supreme Court Decision

Construction Oct. Jobless Rate Falters Despite Gain of 10,000 Jobs

World Set to Spend $840B By 2030 To Build Offshore Wind, But New Risk Aired

Maryland-Exelon Pact Aims for Cleaner Susquehanna River

House Passes Bill to Unlock Harbor Trust Fund Surplus

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