Government 华盛顿的观察者;联邦机构和congressional policy-setting, regulation and enforcement; budgets and taxation; project finance; state and local agency regulation and enforcement.//www.phoneitt.com/rss/134 en-us La. Court Rejects Biden Carbon Emissions Cost Measure in Permits, Regs Lake Charles-based judge supported suit by Republican-led states that the order would be too costly to them in fossil fuel purchases and sales. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53603 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:22:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53603-la-court-rejects-biden-carbon-emissions-cost-measure-in-permits-regs More 'Fraudulent' Parts in US Nuclear Plants Than Known, IG Reports Claim

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal watchdog wants overhaul of agency reporting system as new incidents of counterfeit, defective and suspect components surface //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53599 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:46:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53599-more-fraudulent-parts-in-us-nuclear-plants-than-known-ig-reports-claim Hydrogen's Clean Energy Potential Touted at Congressional Hearing mcfarlandp@enr.com (Pam McFarland) DOE's top hydrogen official noted more manufacturing and rollout with added funding, while lawmakers pushed to site planned hubs in their states. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53598 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:27:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53598-hydrogens-clean-energy-potential-touted-at-congressional-hearing DOT, DOE Allocate $615M for US Electric Vehicle Charging Network ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Funds are first installment of infrastructure funding law's formula funds for a national EV network.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53594 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:35:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53594-dot-doe-allocate-615m-for-us-electric-vehicle-charging-network
Grids Push To Link More Renewable Projects as Backlog Soars

Delays mount for PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. grid, to integrate deluge of proposed solar and other clean energy projects, as it revamps a process suited to large fossil fuel power plants.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53583 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 08:10:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53583-grids-push-to-link-more-renewable-projects-as-backlog-soars solar panel installation An 80-MW solar facility in Mecklenburg County, Va., built by Geenex Solar, now is owned by Dominion Energy and operating, but other proposed renewables projects in the PJM Interconnection power market face potentially lengthy grid connection waits.Photo credit: Greenex Solar
New Tariff on Japanese Steel Makes Key Change to Exclusions

Steel goods imported under the exclusion process will still count toward the quota.


//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53580 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53580-new-tariff-on-japanese-steel-makes-key-change-to-exclusions
Flint Water Suits Against Engineers Will Go to Trial, Judge Says Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, its parent Leo A Day and Veolia North America face claims of professional negligence in the civil court case related to the Michigan city's crisis over lead in its water supply.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53579 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53579-flint-water-suits-against-three-engineers-will-go-to-trial-judge-says
Illinois Gov. Pritzker Proposes Automatic Gas Tax Hike Freeze Governor says proposed freeze this summer on tax that funds road, bridge and other infrastructure is way to give taxpayers inflation relief, but roadbuilders are crying foul with projects long underfunded.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53581 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53581-illinois-gov-pritzker-proposes-freeze-on-automatic-gas-tax-increase
NTSB Outlines Pittsburgh Bridge Structure Specifics, Finding Collapse Cause Will Take Months ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

PennDOT picks HDR-Swank Construction team for rebuild of fallen bridge.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53564 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:23:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53564-ntsb-outlines-pittsburgh-bridge-structure-specifics-finding-collapse-cause-will-take-months
FTA Releases First Installment of IIJA Funds to Transit Systems ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

The release covers only part of fiscal 2022 funds; an appropriations measure is needed for the rest.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53558 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:59:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53558-fta-releases-first-installment-of-iija-funds-to-transit-systems
House Passes $52B Chipmaking Bill With Contentious Provisions

Contractors oppose changes affecting collective bargaining and tariffs.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53552 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53552-house-passes-52b-chipmaking-bill-with-contentious-provisions
Biden Mandates Project Labor Agreements on Large Federal Projects Order applies to all construction projects valued at more than $35 million.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53551 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:00:00 -0500https://www.新利18备用enr.com/articles/53551-biden-mandates-project-labor-agreements-on-large-federal-projects
Tariffs Extended on Solar Panels, But Concession to Contractors Made yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) < p >总统拜登特朗普administratio延伸n tariffs by four years, but also eases terms to exclude a panel technology used on utility-grade solar projects.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53550 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:19:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53550-tariffs-extended-on-solar-panels-but-concession-to-contractors-made
After Steady Monthly Gains, Construction Loses 5,000 Jobs in January ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Industry unemployment rate rises to 7.1% from December's 5%, but improves sharply year-over-year.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53549 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:07:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53549-after-steady-monthly-gains-construction-loses-5000-jobs-in-january
Ex-Engineered Products Firm Executive Convicted of Bid Rigging

Brent Brewbaker, who worked for Contech Engineered Solutions LLC, will be sentenced April 12 for conspiring to rig bids on some 300 North Carolina Transportation Dept. projects.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53542 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53542-former-engineered-products-company-executive-convicted-of-bid-rigging
ARTBA: Deficient Bridge Number Drops, But Huge Backlog Remains ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Structurally deficient bridges declined 3% in 2021, but more than 43,500 remain.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53544 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53544-artba-deficient-bridge-number-drops-but-huge-backlog-remains
Union Construction Employment Up 3% in 2021, Back to 2019 Level yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders)

Union membership in construction rose by 31,000 to 1.02 million in 2021 from its 2020 level.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53539 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:32:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53539-union-construction-employment-up-3-in-2021-back-to-2019-level
PennDOT Lines Up Funds for Pittsburgh Bridge Rebuild ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Department plans a sole-source, design-build approach for the project to replace the collapsed bridge.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53538 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:10:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53538-penndot-lines-up-funds-for-pittsburgh-bridge-rebuild
Improved Financials Seen for Proposed $38B Alaska LNG Project

New economic study cites lower development costs and better market conditions for the proposed 800-mile gas pipeline and export terminal, but a supplemental federal review of its projected greenhouse gas emissions is in process as opponent lawsuits challenge its approvals.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53536 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:07:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53536-improved-financials-seen-for-proposed-38b-alaska-lng-project
UK Premier Ditched Pet Projects But Costs Still Mount reina@btinternet.com (Peter Reina)

Study to disprove Boris Johnson's plan for a bridge or tunnel across a bomb-filled sea valley cost government $1.2 million, new data reveals.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53535 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:42:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53535-uk-premier-ditched-pet-projects-but-costs-still-mount
EPA Reaffirms Rule Limiting Power Plant Mercury Emissions

Edison Electric Institute says many plants already meet 2012 standards.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53532 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:40:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53532-epa-reaffirms-rule-limiting-power-plant-mercury-emissions
Editorial: Open Vaccine Mandate Rulemaking to More Voices OSHA should model industry engagement on effort to craft the 2017 silica dust rule to design vaccine mandate that is enforceable—and realistic. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53529 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 07:43:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53529-editorial-open-vaccine-mandate-rulemaking-to-more-voices NTSB To Put Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge 'Under a Microscope,' Chair Says ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Preliminary report of transportation accident investigative agency, expected by mid-February, will include just facts—not cause—of Jan. 28 incident. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53527 Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:39:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53527-ntsb-to-put-collapsed-pittsburgh-bridge-under-a-microscope-chair-says High Court Could Reset Building Curbs in Key Wetlands Case mcfarlandp@enr.com (Pam McFarland)

Scope of federal jurisdiction on lands near certain bodies of water is core to landowner challenge, but timing of court action will determine if Justice Stephen Breyer, a veteran of Clean Water Act rulings, can weigh in before he retires.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53526 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53526-high-court-could-reset-building-curbs-in-key-wetlands-case
Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Injures 10 Hours Before Biden Visits City ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Span had received poor superstructure ratings for more than a decade before Jan. 28 accident, according to National Bridge Inventory data.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53523 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:20:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53523-pittsburgh-bridge-collapse-injures-10-hours-before-biden-visits-city
Court Nixes Permit of Nearly Complete $6.2B Mountain Valley Pipeline Mastec-built Virginia to W.Va. natural gas project, set to operate in summer, faces unclear delay as feds must reassess its water crossings in a national forest. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53512 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 18:18:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53512-court-nixes-permit-of-nearly-complete-62b-mountain-valley-pipeline Jersey City, NJ Commits to $1B in Water Upgrades in New Federal Pact mcfarlandp@enr.com (Pam McFarland) City will expand lead service line replacements and sewer improvements over the next decade in modifying its consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53513 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:45:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53513-jersey-city-nj-commits-to-1b-in-water-upgrades-in-new-federal-pact Agriculture Dept. Awards $1B for Health Centers, Other Rural Facilities ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Federal loans and grants would help build and upgrade hundreds of rural community facilities in nearly every state.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53514 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:23:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53514-agriculture-dept-awards-1b-for-health-centers-other-rural-facilities
Louisiana, Corps of Engineers Agree to $6B Coastal Protection Project

The Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico plan calls for 98 miles of levees and other protections.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53508 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:30:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53508-louisiana-corps-of-engineers-agree-to-6b-coastal-protection-project
Facing Flood Cost Fallout, Canada Explores Insurance Changes

Massive flooding that paralyzed British Columbia in November caught the province unprepared in more ways than one, with under insurance emerging as a major issue.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53501 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53501-facing-flood-cost-fallout-canada-explores-insurance-changes BCMinistryof-Transport.jpg Road washout from mid-November rain deluge in British Columbia leaves rail line barely supported. PHOTO: B.C. Dept. of Transportation and Infrastucture