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Energy Construction

Enbridge Line 3 Corps Permits Upheld in Last Project Court Suit

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

October 17, 2022

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U.S. judge said oil pipeline project review in Minnesota did not have to include operating impacts on climate change, as opponent groups argued in challenge.

Clean Energy Construction

Power Facility Hardening Plan Sparks Renewables Sector Pushback

Mary B. Powers

October 15, 2022

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Highest natural-disaster risk level is needed for publicly regulated power facilities to operate quickly after destructive event, proponents say, but clean energy builders cite major cost and impact on project growth.

Construction Economics

Construction Wages Grow at Fastest Rate in Decades Despite Recession Threat

James Leggate

October 12, 2022

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Associated Builders and Contractors chief economist Anirban Basu is predicting a recession in 2023.

Editorials

NEPA and Permitting Reform After Joe Manchin Flops

ENR Editorial Board

October 12, 2022

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A commentary on the missing piece of the U.S. infrastructure future.

Mergers and Acquisitions

German Firm RWE Set for $6.8B Buy of Con Edison Renewables Unit

Mary B. Powers

October 6, 2022

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Purchase of NY-based utility's solar, wind and battery storage projects across the U.S. will be big domestic market share boost for European developer.

Workplace

EEOC Sues Schuff Steel, J.A. Croson in New Racial Harassment Cases

Richard Korman

October 4, 2022

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The commission follows through on its May pledge to combat harassment in the construction industry.

Legal

US Supreme Court Revisits Wetlands Protection in Session-Opening Case

Pam McFarland

Mary B. Powers

October 3, 2022

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Oral arguments in Sackett v. EPA had justices squaring off on methods and tests used under the Clean Water Act to determine if building sites are federally protected—with other novel industry linked issues in additional cases this term

Disaster Response

Hurricane Ian: Florida Expedites Road Work as Damage Comes Into Focus

Derek Lacey

October 3, 2022

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State officials are prioritizing infrastructure repairs as storm damage comes into focus, including expediting critical road work.

Seen from above, a white circle, containing methane, spreads out in the dark blue waters of the Baltic Sea

Study: Oil, Gas Site Flaring Emits Five Times More Methane Than Estimated Before

Jim Parsons

October 3, 2022

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Unburned gas makes up as much as 10% of U.S. petroleum-based emissions, University of Michigan researchers claim in journal Science, as Europe probes methane leaks from Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines that could be sabotage.

Clean Energy Construction

NJ OK's Offshore Wind Project Grid Link Over Local Opposition

Cable routing to onshore substation has been major point of contention

Stephanie Loder

October 3, 2022

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Cable routing to imploded former powerplant site is approved for developer Orsted's $1.6B, 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 project, which local coastal town officials object to.

Trump Orders Agency Heads to Review and 'Terminate or Modify' Contracts

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Boeing Picks BE&K/HITT for Infrastructure Portion of $1B South Carolina Expansion

Construction Begins on Nation's First Direct-to-Distribution Water Reuse Facility

Intel Delays Completion of First Ohio Plant to 2030

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New Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, Expected to Drive Up Construction Prices

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