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Highway Infrastructure

EPA Threatens Cut in California's Federal Highway Funds

National construction groups weigh in on the issue

Tom Ichniowski

September 26, 2019

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EPA cites problems with state plans for meeting Clean Air Act pollution reduction standards.

'Major' Mass. Gas Leak Follows Feds Call For Regulation Changes One Year After Deadly Gas Explosions

Lawrence Experiences Another Leak on Friday Morning

Johanna Knapschaefer

September 26, 2019

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Federal officials call for changes to national pipeline regulations a little more than a year after the September 2018 natural gas explosions and fires north of Boston and just days before another leak hit the area.

States, Utilities Take Sides on Carbon Emissions Regulations

Mary B. Powers

September 25, 2019

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A set of lawsuits challenging the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan were dismissed by a federal appeals court after the Trump administration replaced the regulation with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, but that rule now faces its own set of challenges.

East Coast Offshore Wind Projects Take Giant Steps

Mary B. Powers

September 20, 2019

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NJ and Md. farms will be first global commercial deployments of GE's 12-MW mega-turbines, while Virginia commits to $7.8B plan to build 2,600 MW by 2026.

Hurricane Maria

Former Energy Contractor Faces Corruption Charges in Puerto Rico Work

Current, Former FEMA Officials Also Indicted

Pam Radtke Russell

September 17, 2019

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Cobra Acquisitions took over power restoration work in Puerto Rico after a contract with the maligned Whitefish Energy was canceled.

Federal Contract Disputes

Court Ruled U.S. Terminated Small Contractor Based On 'Hostility'

Jonathan Barnes

September 17, 2019

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A Dept. of Defense contract team failed to follow criteria for termination firmly established in federal case precedents, a federal claims court ruled.

Congress

House Oversight Panel Opens Ethics Inquiry into Chao's Actions

Tom Ichniowski

September 16, 2019

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One focus of committee probe is whether DOT Secretary's actions aided shipping company her parents founded.

Court Nixes 'Eminent Domain' for Big East Coast Fracked-Gas Pipeline

Debra K. Rubin

September 15, 2019

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Will issues of private seizure of state land on the $1B PennEast project and others head for the US Supreme Court?

Industry Execs Target Construction Materials Sector on Labor Abuses

Debra K. Rubin

September 15, 2019

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Foundation-funded effort would push owners and specifiers to scrutinize product origins and add restrictions to specs, RFPs and contracts.

Lawmakers Grill Corporations about PFAS Contamination

Pam McFarland

September 12, 2019

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At a Sept. 10 hearing, Democrats and some Republicans on the House Oversight Committee asked witnesses what lawmakers could do to begin to address the problem of PFAS.