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Disaster Response

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

October 3, 2022

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.

Environmental Remediation

Atlantic Richfield Will Finish Anaconda Superfund Site Cleanup

Tom Ichniowski

October 3, 2022

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Company signs consent decree with Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Dept. for former Montana metals smelter site remediation

Transportation

Emergency Repairs for Closed Southern California Commuter Line Outlined

Tim Newcomb

October 3, 2022

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Days after commuter rail service on a key Southern California route was indefinitely closed, OCTA approves emergency track repairs to reopen service in November.

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.

Power Construction

US Needs to Double Grid Building Pace for Climate Change Law Benefits

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

October 2, 2022

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Princeton report sees 2.3% annual capacity growth compared to current 1% to link growing clean energy resources, but unclear permit reforms and project approval authority are key hurdles; DOE seeks input in using Defense Production Act authority to boost component manufacture and supply.

Technology

Autodesk to Launch Construction-Specific Cloud Collaboration Platform

Company also previews a conceptual design tool

Jeff Yoders

October 2, 2022

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Autodesk is working on an AEC-focused cloud collaboration platform, and says it will continue to push the industry to change its workflows and processes to be more data-centric and less process-centric.

Climate Adaptation

Foundation Geothermal Energy Works, Australia Subway Test Shows

Peter Reina

September 30, 2022

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Plastic water-filled pipes feeding heat exchangers cast into 130-ft-deep shaft retaining walls of Melbourne train station project were effective, researchers say.

Water Quality

Flint Misses Lead Line Replacement Deadline, But Work Nears Finish

James Leggate

September 30, 2022

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Officials awarded new contract to Lakeshore Global Corp. in August to complete the years-long water supply project.

Executive News

ARTBA Names WSP Exec Paula Hammond as Its First Woman Chair

Tom Ichniowski

September 29, 2022

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The former head of the Washington State Dept. of Transportation, now a senior executive at WSP USA, chairs the American Road & Transportation Builders Association for 2022-2023.