Emily Buenzle - Fri December 29, 2017
Editors' Picks: Top 10 Construction Stories of 2017
From high-profile infrastructure to politically-charged projects, innovative equipment to billion-dollar builds, the construction industry made a big impact all over the country in 2017. While there were countless projects, events and stories worth talking about throughout the year, here is a list of our editors' top 10 picks:1....
Blake Nicholson – Associated Press - Wed December 13, 2017
Judge Grants Tribal Request for Dakota Access Plan
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The Army Corps of Engineers and the developer of the Dakota Access pipeline must complete an oil spill response plan for the stretch of pipe beneath the Missouri River in North Dakota, a federal judge ruled Dec....
The Associated Press - Wed December 13, 2017
Panel Grants Conditional OK on Key Pipeline Approval
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A panel of Virginia environmental regulators has granted a conditional permit for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline contingent on getting more information about the project's water quality impacts....
Mon December 11, 2017
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Signs Agreements With Construction Trade Unions
Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC announced Dec. 9 it has signed Project Labor Agreements with the nation's four leading building and construction trade unions. The agreements reaffirm the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project's commitment to hiring skilled union workers for the pipeline's construction....
Emily Buenzle - Thu November 30, 2017
Trump, China Strike Preliminary Pipeline Deal
In a recent visit to China, President Trump and President Xi discussed a preliminary deal to build an 800-mile natural gas pipeline in Alaska. In the deal, Alaska and China would split the $43 billion cost of the project, and China would agree to buy the gas from the new pipeline, PRI reported....
The Associated Press - Thu November 30, 2017
Texas Cities Partner in $225M Water Pipeline Project
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — A coalition of rapidly growing cities in south-central Texas is proceeding with a more than $225 million deal to create a long-term water supply. The Austin American-Statesman reported that the Alliance Regional Water Authority has obtained permits, and financing is underway to start construction next year on the 95-mile pipeline to pump groundwater from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer east of Lockhart....
Emily Buenzle - Tue November 28, 2017
TransCanada Asks State to Reconsider Alternate Keystone XL Route Approval
TransCanada Corp., the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline, has requested that Nebraska regulators reconsider their approval the week of Nov. 20, of the pipeline's alternate route, rather than the one that the company has said it would prefer, PBS reported....
Emily Buenzle - Mon November 27, 2017
Appeals Court Halts Pipeline Work
A federal appeals court has temporarily stopped construction on an 8-mile portion of the NEXUS Gas Transmission pipeline in Green, Ohio. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati made the decision on Nov....
Mon November 27, 2017
Adelphia, Talen Enter Agreement on Pipeline in Pa.
New Jersey Resources announced its subsidiary, Adelphia Gateway LLC, has entered into an agreement with Talen Generation LLC (Talen Generation), a subsidiary of Talen Energy Corporation, to purchase all of Talen Generation's membership interests in Interstate Energy Company LLC, which owns and operates an existing 84-mi....
The Associated Press - Mon November 20, 2017
Keystone XL Pipeline Faces Last Major Regulatory Hurdle
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska regulator is set to decide whether to approve the proposed route of the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline through the state. The decision Nov. 20 could have a big impact on whether TransCanada Corp....
