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Lawsuits

Wise Services Settles False Claims Act Suit Over MOX Project

James Leggate

November 21, 2022

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Subcontractor will pay more than $300,000 to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government with false invoices.

Energy Construction

New Report Details Triggers of June Blast at Still Closed Texas LNG

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

November 18, 2022

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Freeport LNG export terminal now targets partial reopening for mid-December, as federal safety agency releases 'root cause analysis' of pipeline explosion.

Water & Dams

Klamath Dam Removal Project Receives Final FERC Go-ahead

Project at four sites is the largest such removal and river restoration effort in US history

Pam McFarland

November 18, 2022

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Agency action sets stage for removal work to begin next year by Kiewit Infrastructure West, in effort to restore water quality and ailing salmon population.

Clean Energy Construction

More US Solar Plants Seen, But Sector Wants Import Tariffs Dropped

Mary B. Powers

Jim Parsons

November 18, 2022

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U.S. manufacturer First Solar will invest $1B-plus in new Alabama PV production facility as Italy's Enel searches for stateside plant location—but feds have a Dec. 1 deadline to rule on tariffs for component imports from four Asian countries.

2022 Midterm Elections

GOP Wins Control of the House, Narrowly

Tom Ichniowski

November 17, 2022

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AP says Republicans have won 218 seats, the minimum for a House majority.

Federal Policy

Proposed Emissions Reporting Rule Could Frustrate Federal Contractors, Groups Say

Pam McFarland

November 17, 2022

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Construction organizations say the Biden administration's procurement proposal for federal projects falls short.

Legal

NY Court Halts Work on $2.3B Syracuse I-81 Viaduct Removal

Stephanie Loder

November 16, 2022

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State supreme court judge grants project opponents' request for temporary injunction on long-awaited revamp of downtown interstate link until lawsuit claims are decided.

Renewable Energy

Four Solar Projects Settle $1.3M EPA Clean Water Construction Suit

James Leggate

November 15, 2022

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Projects totaling 500 MW in three states that resolved alleged federal permit and stormwater rule violations were built by Swinerton and a spinoff firm, which were not settlement parties but whose enforcement status EPA declined to confirm.