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ENR Midwest Names 2023 Top Young Pros

Engineering News Record - 4 hours 46 min ago

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EEOC Sues Schuff Steel, J.A. Croson in New Racial Harassment Cases

Engineering News Record - Tue, 10/04/2022 - 13:01

The commission follows through on its May pledge to combat harassment in the construction industry.

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U.S. Supreme Court Revisits Wetlands in New Session Opening Case

Engineering News Record - Mon, 10/03/2022 - 23:35

Oral arguments in Sackett v. EPA has new array of justices squaring off on methods and tests used under the Clean Water Act to determine if building sites are federally protected; additional SCOTUS cases to be heard in 2022-23 present other novel issues to be decided

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Hurricane Ian: Florida Expedites Road Work as Damage Comes Into Focus

Engineering News Record - Mon, 10/03/2022 - 20:21

Florida officials are prioritizing infrastructure repairs as the damage from Hurricane Ian comes into focus, including expediting critical road work.

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Study: Flaring From Oil and Gas Sites Releases Five Times More Methane Than Previously Estimated

Engineering News Record - Mon, 10/03/2022 - 19:32

Unburned gas makes up as much as 10% of U.S. petroleum-based emissions, University of Michigan researchers claim in journal Science, as Europe probes methane leaks from Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines that could be sabotage.

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Atlantic Richfield Agrees to Finish Anaconda Superfund Cleanup in Mont.

Engineering News Record - Mon, 10/03/2022 - 19:00

Company signs consent decree with EPA, DOJ.

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Emergency Repairs for Closed Southern California Commuter Line Outlined

Engineering News Record - Mon, 10/03/2022 - 17:44

Days after commuter rail service on a key Southern California route was indefinitely closed, OCTA approves emergency track repairs to reopen service in November.

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MH Civil Constructors Selected as ENR Texas & Louisiana's Specialty Contractor of the Year

Engineering News Record - Mon, 10/03/2022 - 17:04

Despite market volatility, Amarillo-based MH Civil Constructors saw a 38% increase in regional revenue last year over 2020, thanks to a solid backlog and focusing on listening to suppliers, subcontractors, engineers and owners to make schedules, scopes and budgets work.

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$35M Effort to Keep Southern University Campus from Sliding Away

Engineering News Record - Mon, 10/03/2022 - 16:17

Southern University in Baton Rouge — a historically Black university in Louisiana — is undergoing multiple construction projects totaling $35 million to fix and prevent further structural damage to the university’s campus due to erosion caused by the Mississippi River.

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NJ OK's Offshore Wind Farm Grid Link Over Local Opposition

Engineering News Record - Mon, 10/03/2022 - 15:18

State regulators approved underground power cable routing in Ocean City, N.J. for developer Orsted's $1.6B, 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 project, which local officials object to.

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Thirty-Six Projects Named Region’s Best

Engineering News Record - Mon, 10/03/2022 - 14:00

Special awards given for achievements in safety and sustainability.

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