After three New York City construction workers died on the job within six days, officials are demanding stronger safety measures and promising punitive action against those responsible.
In an attempt to speed construction of multistate pipelines, liquefied natural gas terminals and cross-border infrastructure projects, President Donald Trump has signed two broad executive orders directing agencies to change current review processes, including Section 401 permits under the Clean Water Act.
The second of two major sediment diversion projects in Plaquemines Parish, La., is closer to construction following the naming of a contractor to build the $700-million structure that will use mud from the bottom of the Mississippi River to help rebuild the state’s disappearing wetlands.
Malaysian negotiators forced China to reduce the East Coast Rail Link price by nearly 30 percent while agreeing to a small reduction of six percent in the route length.