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James Leggate

James Leggate is an online news editor at ENR. He has reported on a variety of issues for more than 10 years and his work has contributed to several regional Associated Press Media Editors and Murrow award wins.

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Infrastructure

US Judge OKs Interim Manager for Jackson, Miss., Water System

James Leggate

November 30, 2022

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Veteran engineer and municipal environmental manager Ted Henifin will manage city's troubled drinking water system, while local and federal officials negotiate a consent decree.

Manufacturing

Bechtel Wins Phase 1 Contract for $20B Intel Chip Plant Project

James Leggate

November 29, 2022

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Contractor launched its manufacturing and technology business unit earlier this year, with a focus that includes semiconductor plant construction.

Infrastructure Investment

DOE Sets $550M for Energy Efficiency Project Grants

James Leggate

November 28, 2022

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The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant has supported a variety of projects aimed at cutting fossil fuel emissions and making buildings more efficient.

Airports

FAA Clears $7.1B Chicago O'Hare Terminal Revamp to Begin

James Leggate

November 22, 2022

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Work on two new satellite concourses is planned to begin in spring of 2023, with demolition and replacement of an existing terminal to follow.

Lawsuits

Wise Services Settles False Claims Act Suit Over MOX Project

James Leggate

November 21, 2022

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Subcontractor will pay more than $300,000 to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government with false invoices.

Manufacturing

Turner-Yates-Kokosing JV Wins $3.5B Honda EV Battery Plant Project

James Leggate

November 18, 2022

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Construction on the 40-GWh plant in Ohio is scheduled to start in early 2023.

Sports Villages

Plan Unveiled for $780M NYC Stadium Anchoring New Development Near CitiField

Affordable housing, school and more are part of building plan near baseball facility

James Leggate

November 17, 2022

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Major League Soccer team expects to move from Yankee Stadium to its own soccer stadium in Queens, N.Y. by 2027.

Transit

Bidders Sought for $3B Vancouver SkyTrain Rail Extension

James Leggate

November 16, 2022

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British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure issues RFQ for last of three contracts for the 10-mile transit project.

Renewable Energy

Four Solar Projects Settle $1.3M EPA Clean Water Construction Suit

James Leggate

November 15, 2022

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Projects totaling 500 MW in three states that resolved alleged federal permit and stormwater rule violations were built by Swinerton and a spinoff firm, which were not settlement parties but whose enforcement status EPA declined to confirm.