A leading private US armed forces housing manager settles criminal and civil cases alleging padded bills and poor maintenance dating back to 2013; firm cites unit restructuring but now has court-ordered outside compliance monitor.
Property loss from the 6,000-acre blaze is dubbed by officials as the worst in state history.
Federal judge's decision clears the way for hundreds of lawsuits to proceed.
OSHA records describe alleged errors in crane assemblies.
Industry reels from another year with a perplexing array of uncertainties.
Agency will allow a Trump-era rule to take effect but also will propose new steps to clarify actions and boost funding to meet Biden goal of replacing 100% of nation’s lead service pipes.
Atlantic Coast Utilities had been targeted by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration in connection with a double fatality.
Officials and contractors in British Columbia and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington state push to reopen, repair and add resilience to battered highways and flood defenses after a month of repeat storms.
The Houston Ship Channel Bridge project will resume after design concerns halted work.
Dec. 3 ruling in conservative court supports claim of unclear government authority, halting order only in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee; separately, Cincinnati court declines government request to accelerate appeal of halt to OSHA vaccine rule for large private employers, and NYC orders new mandate for all businesses.
Bechtel will lead EPC work on a 345-MW reactor at Kemmerer site for Bill Gates-founded firm TerraPower; Southern Co. also announces demonstration project with the developer in Idaho.
Construction Safety Research Alliance summit showcased research that alters traditional assumptions and measures.
British Columbia damage repair is underway in hard-hit Vancouver and area, but emergency officials say fixes will be lengthy as new storms batter the region, generating country's first ever 'red alert' and a new federal climate change strategy.
Keeping Calif. facility open until 2035 would cut state carbon emissions and save $2.6 billion in power costs, researchers say.
With big rise set in Canada’s carbon tax, oil and gas firms are responding to government request for proposals to build larger CCS and green energy projects.
As the world continues its widespread vaccination effort, COVID-19 restrictions ease somewhat and the $1-trillion U.S. infrastructure spending package moves forward, forecasters express cautious optimism about the year to come.