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Legal

High Court Hears Consolidated Clean Air Cases

Questions by justices suggest a narrower ruling than what coal companies and Republican-led states are seeking.

Pam McFarland

Tom Ichniowski

March 1, 2022

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Arguments before U.S. Supreme Court pit power companies, EPA and environmental advocates against coal industry interests and several Republican-led states.

Lawsuits

Engineers Blame Public Officials in Flint, Mich., Water Trial Opening

Jeff Yoders

February 28, 2022

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Veolia, Lockwood Andrews Newnam say city and state agencies shut them out of key decisions.

Climate Adaptation

Resilient Infrastructure Window Is Closing Fast, UN Climate Report Warns

James Leggate

February 28, 2022

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Climate-resilient development is critical before changes cause irreversible impacts, United Nations panel warns

Executive News

Amentum Shifts to New CEO After Completing Big Acquisition

Debra K. Rubin

February 27, 2022

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Plaza Construction chief departs with successor unclear, while design firm Cooper Carry taps Perkins & Will for new COO.

MIT's Complex U-Shaped Semiconductor Lab Project Will Challenge Project Team

Gilbane and Exyte joint venture to build $279-million facility near Boston

Scott Van Voorhis

February 25, 2022

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The $279 million Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MIT LL) will break ground this spring at Hanscom Air Force Base in Boston’s western suburbs.

Infrastructure

GSA Divides $3.4B in Infrastructure Act Funds Among 26 Border Station Projects

Tom Ichniowski

February 25, 2022

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Maine and Vermont have largest number of projects in the plan, with five each.

Champlain Towers Engineer Settles With Collapse Survivors

Jim Parsons

February 25, 2022

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Maryland-based consultant had been overseeing restoration plans before the deadly June 2021 building failure, but agreement terms were not disclosed.

With Big Claims, Designer Insurance Costs Can Only Go Up

Richard Korman

February 25, 2022

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As engineers' Flint water liability trial starts, new survey finds more than half of insurers report claim severity worsened in 2021 than the prior year, with half saying they raised premiums 6% to more than 10%.

Rural Transportation

Feds Suspend $600M Alaska Mine Road Project for New Permit Review

James Leggate

February 24, 2022

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Interior Dept. says prior administration's environmental analysis of the Ambler mine access road across national park and federally managed land had “significant deficiencies.”

Workforce

Concrete Delivery Strike Impacts Big Seattle Transportation Projects

Federal mediation has begun in months-long strike of Teamster drivers

Tim Newcomb

February 24, 2022

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Ongoing labor dispute between King County, Wash., concrete suppliers and drivers represented by Teamsters Local 174 that has reduced or halted deliveries now is delaying Seattle-area projects such as multiple Sound Transit extensions and Washington State Convention Center addition.