No 'Sovereign Immunity' for Agency From Contractor Payment Lawsuit Mary B. Powers April 7, 2020 No Comments Texas court upholds GLF Construction's legal action against Dallas Area Rapid Transit as only remedy left in long-running project dispute.Read More
Clean Energy Can Drive Post-COVID-19 Recovery, Business Groups Say Peter Reina Debra K. Rubin April 5, 2020 No Comments Push comes as pandemic causes steepest 1-month decline in U.K. and Europe construction indexes since 2009 recession, says IHS Markit.Read More
EPA Aims to Allow Some Project Work Without Clean-Air Permits Pam McFarland April 2, 2020 No Comments New Source Review new guidance would let construction start on non-pollutant emitting parts of facilities, but not all states may follow it.Read More
Newark Speeds $120M Lead Water Line Replacement Tom Stabile April 1, 2020 No Comments NJ city's 30-month effort to pull 18,000 tainted pipes is halfway complete, officials say.Read More
U.S. Jobsites Now Face Array of State COVID-19 Restrictions ENR Editors April 1, 2020 No Comments With need to curb virus spread and protect workers and residents, governors and mayors from New York to California enact tougher rules, and shut down projects.Read More
Wave of Field Hospitals Deployed Across the U.S. State and local authorities join Army Corps to convert space to relieve hospitals battling COVID-19 Bruce Buckley March 30, 2020 No Comments State and local authorities join Army Corps to convert space to relieve hospitals battling COVID-19.Read More
Coronavirus and Construction Federal Government Issues Guidance to Clarify Areas of ‘Essential’ Work Mary B. Powers March 30, 2020 U.S. Dept of Homeland Security document states need to reduce confusion and ambiguity among state and local officials.Read More
Coronavirus and Construction Corps Leaders Explain Strategy for Rapid Hospital Response Janice L. Tuchman Tom Ichniowski March 28, 2020 3 Comments Corps chief, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, spoke with ENR at New York City's Javits Center about the challenges of setting up temporary space.Read More
UK Offers COVID-19 Financial Cushion to Firms, Workers Peter Reina March 27, 2020 No Comments Government delays tax payments and offers corporate loans and small business cash grants while extending employee stipends to self-employed workers.Read More
D.C. Federal Judge Rejects Corps Permit for Dakota Access Pipeline Mary B. Powers March 26, 2020 No Comments Judge orders agency to do new environmental review in case brought by tribe, but did not order a halt to current operation.Read More