Pam McFarland

On-the-job fatality rate rose by 11% in 2022 for construction and extraction workers, the second highest of all industries, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Voting reps from nearly 200 nations at Dubai event ending Dec. 13 agreed to “transition away” from fossil fuels—boosting renewables, nuclear energy and climate investment—but did not mandate specific actions to cut back traditional energy use.

The Biden administration requires project labor agreements on projects of $35 million or higher.

Congress clears legislation that includes many initiatives that construction and engineering groups support. 

Federal lawsuit filed in Louisiana argues that agency water certification rule that restores state authority to determine project water effects is too broad. 

The addition of anaerobic digester units at the East Alexandria Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Egyptian city’s largest wastewater treatment facility, is reducing the amount of sludge that needs to be trucked off site and using methane captured inside airtight digesters to help power the plant.

Final rule will prevent an estimated 58 million tons of methane emissions between 2024 and 2038, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says at COP28 event.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal that would require replacement, in 10 years, of the remaining nine million lead pipes. 

Adding a common type of thermally sensitive crystals could help extend the life of desalination plant membranes, according to new research.

Biden administration announces its plans to partner with underserved communities on replacements of lead service lines.