Departing Congress Grants Control of RFK Stadium Site to DC
Congress’s last-minute spending appropriations saga had one more unexpected twist, with the Senate approving legislation to transfer administrative control of the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium campus to the District of Columbia. The move now puts the waterfront property in
ENR Travel Memories: China, Russia, Germany and the Gulf States, 2000s
ENR Deputy Editor Aileen Cho has many travel memories from her decades writing about construction, but there are a few instances that stand out from her many trips to distant locales.China, 2002Every trip for ENR is an adventure, even
New Order Gives Developer One Year to Take Down 84-Turbine Oklahoma Wind Farm
Clean energy developer Enel Group will appeal a federal judge’s new order to dismantle, in less than one year, its 84-turbine onshore wind energy site operating since 2015 on Osage nation land in Oklahoma—in the latest update of a
Biden Team Awards $2B+ For Clean Energy Projects Days From Departure
The Biden administration pushed out two high-profile funding awards for clean energy projects—both billion-dollar-plus—in its waning days before feared shifts in sector financial support and favorable policy take shape under the Trump government after Jan. 20.The U.S. General Services
What Chief Risk Officers Do For Construction
Chris Smith In the 1990’s it wasn’t uncommon to define risk management success as just limiting the number of deaths on a project site and purchasing and renewing insurance policies. But over the last 25 years, the risk manager
San Diego Wastewater Treatment Plant Fix Gets $250M Infusion From Congress
The continuing resolution signed Dec. 21 by President Joe Biden to fund the federal government through March includes $250 million for the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission plan to repair and expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment
Rural Power Co-Ops Gain $4.37B in Late-Stage US Clean Energy Project Funding
In its latest—but still not final—clean energy funding push before departing on Jan. 19, the Biden Administration has awarded more than $4.37 billion to 10 U.S. rural power cooperatives through the U.S. Agriculture Dept.’s Empowering Rural America program. The funding
New York Initiative Funds Clean Energy Apprenticeships
A new New York state training initiative is funding $45 million in apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships for clean energy construction and development that is aimed to build a diverse pipeline of skilled workers to meet the sector’s projected workforce needs.
Federal Judge Says US Can’t Sell Off Border Wall Building Materials
A federal judge in Texas ruled in a virtual hearing Dec. 27 that U.S.-Mexico border wall materials, including steel bollards, structural tubes, concrete and fencing bought during the first Trump administration cannot be sold by federal agencies before President-Elect
East Coast Fusion Power Pioneer Picks Virginia for First Grid-Scale Plant
The developer of a what is aimed to be a scaled up 400-MW nuclear fusion power plant described as the world’s largest is scurrying to secure construction permits and added funding, with an announcement in recent days that it