U.K. Approves Country's Largest Solar Farm Peter Reina June 2, 2020 No Comments The solar development will consist of 880,000 solar panels on 176 hectacres of land.Read More
US Appeals Court Won't Allow Energy Projects to Use Key Fast-Track Permit Mary B. Powers June 1, 2020 No Comments Judges deny Corps of Engineers emergency plea to 'stay' lower court's ban on use of NWP-12 permit for oil, gas pipelines.Read More
Environmental Regulation New EPA Rule Narrows States' Time Frames for Energy Project Reviews Tom Ichniowski June 1, 2020 No Comments Regulation, under Clean Water Act Section 401, says states must finish project's water-quality review in one year.Read More
Monthly Construction Spending Drops in April, Commerce Dept. Says Alisa Zevin June 1, 2020 No Comments But spending did increase on a year-over-year basis.Read More
Coronavirus and Construction OSHA Updates Controversial COVID-19 Record-Keeping Guidance Jim Parsons May 29, 2020 One Comment How will contractors know if an employee became infected at work?Read More
EPA Clears $196M WIFIA Loan for Calif. Wastewater Project Tom Ichniowski May 29, 2020 No Comments Loan to Inland Empire Utilities Agency will cover about 45% of project's total cost.Read More
Jacobs, Ex-AECOM Teams Protest Losing $13B DOE Nuke Award Mary B. Powers May 29, 2020 No Comments Teams, including winner BWXT-Fluor, had vied for 10-year management and cleanup of the large Hanford, Wash., site underground waste tank complex.Read More
Renewable Energy Siemens Scores Big U.S. Play for New Record Wind Turbine Mary B. Powers Debra K. Rubin May 29, 2020 No Comments Firm will build 14-MW units at Va. offshore site, but sets Sept. 28 energy unit IPO. U.S. tax credits expand on clean-power, carbon-capture projects.Read More
Four-Firm Coalition Makes Open Call for New COVID-19 Safety Tech Erica Berardi May 28, 2020 One Comment Black and Veatch, DPR, Haskell and McCarthy aim to share workable findings and new best practices with the industry at large.Read More
Former NYC Subway Chief Will Take Over London Transport System Peter Reina Debra K. Rubin May 27, 2020 No Comments Andy Byford, transit exec who boosted service but butted heads with NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, now must lead UK city's rail and road network to COVID-19 recovery.Read More