Public Works Falls 6 Percent; Highway and Bridge Construction Descends 6 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
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New Study Warns of Changing Climate’s Impact on Midwest Infrastructure
As intense weather events batter U.S. coastal cities and offshore islands, a new study from the Midwest Economic Policy Institute warns that the threat of climate change extends much farther inland, with potentially devastating impacts on transportation and infrastructure systems across the Midwest.
Read MoreEPA Ends Sue and Settle Practices
In fulfilling his promise to end the practice of regulation through litigation, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt issued an agency-wide directive designed to end “sue and settle” practices within the agency, providing an unprecedented level of public participation and transparency in EPA consent decrees and settlement agreements.
Read MoreDéjà Vu All Over Again
MSHA’s Latest on the Workplace Examination Rule. By Mark Savit
Read MorePERMITTING – NOVEMBER 2017
Colorado Site Would Adjoin Housing Development Loveland, Colo.-based Coulson Excavating has proposed mining sand and gravel on 50 of 132.63 acres the company owns directly between Thompson River Ranch and Thompson Crossing in Johnstown, Colo., two neighborhoods with about 750 homes and another 650 to be built soon. The Stroh Gravel Pit would be split into two parcels. The company…
Read MoreA Few Words on Few Words
Brevity is the Soul of Wit. Endeavor to be Brief. Believe It. Thomas J. Roach
Read MoreDisagreement In Meetings
Differing Points of View Are Natural and Good for the Team if Managed Well. By Steve Schumacher
Read MoreConstruction Spending Ticks Upward
Construction spending in September totaled $1.219 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, an increase of 0.3 percent from the August total and up 2 percent from a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read MoreOctober Construction Starts Fall 9 Percent
New construction starts in October dropped 9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $742.9 billion, pulling back after a 14 percent jump in September, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Over the past two months the pattern for total construction starts was shaped by nonresidential building, which fell 30 percent in October after soaring 37 percent in September,…
Read MoreVulcan Expands Cajon Creek Conservation Bank
The Western Division of Vulcan Materials Co. announced the expansion of its Cajon Creek Conservation Bank to more than 1,300 acres in Cajon Wash and Lytle Creek, Calif. The Cajon Creek Conservation Bank protects the rare plant community located in Cajon Wash and Lytle Creek known as Riversidian Alluvial Fan Sage Scrub (RAFSS), according to Inland Empire.
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