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Water

New Orleans Sewer Modernization Gets $275M EPA Boost

WIFIA loan set to aid repair of sewers damaged by storms

James Leggate

December 8, 2021

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WIFIA loan is set to help fund 160 projects to repair aging and storm-damaged sewer pipes.

Global Best Projects

2021 Global Project of the Year and Best Water-Wastewater: Bahr Al Baqar Water Reclamation Plant

Pam McFarland

December 8, 2021

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Egyptian wastewater reclamation facility, just east of the Suez Canal, holds two Guinness world records and can treat more than 2 billion cu m of wastewater annually; completed on time and on budget, it is set to spur development in the Sinai Peninsula.

Picture of the Nice-Middleton Bridge in Washington, D.C.

Loan Delay Could Scramble Funding for New Potomac River Crossing

Jim Parsons

December 8, 2021

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Delay in approval of a federal loan may force Maryland to revise its finance strategy for Nice/Middleton bridge project that has been under construction for more than a year

Manufacturing

Toyota Will Build $1.3B Battery Plant in North Carolina, Its First in the US

Mary B. Powers

December 7, 2021

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Investment will support Japan-based giant's 14 North American auto plants and comes as electric utilities push expansion of EV charging infrastructure

Residential Development

Related Companies Partners on $366M of NYCHA Renovations

Luxury Developer Picked for Affordable Housing in NYC

James Leggate

December 6, 2021

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New York City Housing Authority tenant associations picked Related Companies and Essence Development for renovations and building management through a PACT conversion.

Buildings

Waukesha Condo Residents Evacuated After 'Imminent Collapse' Warning

Six-story building board had studied and responded to structural issues for more than a year

Annemarie Mannion

December 6, 2021

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65 residents were evacuated Dec. 2 from a six-story building in Waukesha, Wis., due to structural issues the city said had made it unsafe for occupancy.

Materials

UAE Aluminum Maker Investigates Hydrogen to Cut GHG Emissions

Emirates Global Aluminum seeks decarbonization amid government push

James Leggate

December 6, 2021

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GE Gas Power signed a memorandum of understanding to develop solutions for its gas turbines.

Water Infrastructure

EPA Announces First Funding Allocations Under New Infrastructure Law

Action deals with clean-water and drinking-water state revolving funds

Tom Ichniowski

December 6, 2021

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But it will be weeks until funds are actually released to states.

Genesis Marina Is World’s First TRUE Pre-Certified Construction Site

Greg Aragon

December 6, 2021

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Webcor laboratory project in Brisbane, Calif., which is set to divert more than 90% of its waste from landfills and incineration, will be the first to meet the Total Resource Use and Efficiency zero-waste standard.

US Army personnel look at a wall of pictures colored by Afghan children at an evacuee processing facility near Philadelphia

Military Projects

Corps Takes on Unusual Mission in Afghan Evacuee Operation

Baltimore, Philadelphia districts prepared space at nearby facilities for thousands with tight deadline

James Leggate

December 5, 2021

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The Army Corps of Engineers supported Operation Allies Welcome by preparing space at east coast facilities to handle thousands under a tight deadline.