The construction of two Mississippi River diversions in Louisiana will create 447 construction jobs and provide $28.7 million in construction earnings, according to a new study on the economic impact of the planned $1.15-billion Mid-Barataria and $700-million Mid-Breton sediment projects in Plaquemines Parish.

Mayors of 94 cities across the globe—members of C40 Cities—announced their support for a Global Green New Deal to “drive an urgent fundamental and irreversible transfer of global resources away from fossil fuels and into action that averts the climate emergency.”

Price and other key project details are unavailable on heavily redacted public versions of submitted proposals.

Seeing the potential for malicious actors to attack vulnerable elevator control systems linked to the internet, an industry group of elevator manufacturers has proposed a set of cybersecurity guidelines.

Following a nearly six-month investigation, the Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries has issues its findings in the collapse of a crane in Seattle on April 27 that killed three people, including two ironworkers dismantling the crane at the time. 

San Francisco International Airport plans to construct a perimeter seawall to protect low-elevation runways, terminals and other facilities from rising sea levels.