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Natural Disasters

Army Corps Continues Houston Reservoir Releases Following Hurricane Harvey

Work on new outlet structures is delayed

September 1, 2017

The Army Corps of Engineers is releasing massive amounts of water from the Addicks and Barker dams as reservoirs reach maximum capacity.

Delayed Delivery

Fluor Out, Bechtel In at Georgia Power's Troubled Nuclear Project

The owner has revised its schedule for when the project Vogtle nuclear units will be online

Scott Judy

August 31, 2017

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Georgia Power announced Aug. 31 it plans to complete construction of the vastly over budget nuclear project.

Jacobs Deal Costs CH2M Award Of $57M Boston-Rail CM Role

August 30, 2017

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Jacobs Engineering Group’s intended purchase of CH2M, announced on Aug. 2, has apparently cost the latter its $57-million construction-management contract for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Green Line extension.

Iowa Contractor VP Admits Falsified Invoices

August 30, 2017

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Jenna Wilson, former vice president of K&L Landscape and Construction, will pay $34,400 but avoid jall

Denver Airport Terminal's $1.8B Upgrade Approved by City Council

August 30, 2017

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Denver International Airport will improve its ticketing and security areas and upgrade passenger amenities.

Pipeline Emissions Ruling Sets New Bar for FERC Approvals

Mary B. Powers

August 30, 2017

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Pipeline-sector observers are watching whether a U.S. appellate court ruling, which last month canceled federal approval of a $3.2-billion Florida natural-gas line and two others for not adequately considering the projects’ contribution to greenhouse-gas emissions, could affect approvals of other planned projects.

NYC Regional Planners Push for Added Transit Options

Alisa Zevin

Debra K. Rubin

August 30, 2017

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Commuters and travelers who cross the Hudson River by transit into New York City hope a just-finished track upgrade at Penn Station will improve recent delays, derailments and other malfunctions.

RGGI Proposes Ambitious Carbon Targets for 2030

Pam Hunter McFarland

August 30, 2017

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Proposed stringent emission-reduction targets through 2030 in the nation’s only interstate cap-and-trade program will continue the already well-established market shift toward renewable and efficient power-generation construction projects, industry analysts say.

Will Ex-US Congresswoman Lead Fed Transit Agency?

August 30, 2017

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Thelma Drake, a former Republican U.S. congresswoman from Virginia and former Norfolk assistant public-works director, on Aug. 23 confirmed to Washington, D.C., broadcaster Martin Di Caro that she is a nominee for Federal Transit administrator, according to his tweet.