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Biden administration restores power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways
States and Native American tribes will have greater authority to block energy projects such as natural gas pipelines that could pollute rivers and streams under a final rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration.
Tribes urge federal officials to deny loan request for Superior natural gas plant
Indigenous tribes in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin have asked federal officials to deny a utility's request for a loan to help build a natural gas-fired power plant on the shores of Lake Superior, calling the project unthinkable in the face of climate change.
Northern Wisconsin labor organization signs project labor agreement with Minnesota Power for Nemadji Trail gas plant
The agreement ensures union labor to build the Nemadji Trail Energy Center, still under state and federal review.
IEA: High prices, uncertainty will slow growth in gas demand
The International Energy Agency says high prices for natural gas and supply fears due to the war in Ukraine will slow the growth in demand for the fossil fuel in the coming years.
Regulators advance $370M liquified-gas plants in Jefferson, Walworth counties
Regulators signed off Thursday on We Energies' $370 million plan to build a pair of liquified-natural-gas plants in Jefferson and Walworth counties over opposition from environmental groups and residents.
Drilling, mines, other projects hastened by Trump order
The Trump administration is seeking to hasten environmental reviews of dozens of energy and infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, including oil and gas drilling, hazardous fuel pipelines, wind farms and highway projects in various states, according to documents provided to The Associated Press.
CUTTING CORNERS: 2 years after fatal Sun Prairie explosion, implicated driller appears to be back in Wisconsin
Jim and Calvin Jensen surveyed an intersection for a job installing fiber optic cable in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, during the summer of 2018. They did not like what they saw. The dense suburb east of Madison had a lot of old buildings, and a web of pipelines was lurkking beneath their feet, Calvin would later tell detectives.
We Energies seeking permission to build $370M gas plants
We Energies is seeking permission to build two liquefied-natural-gas plants for $370 million in southeastern Wisconsin.
North Dakota looks at plastics as the Bakken booms
As pump jacks pull more and more oil out of shale rock buried deep below the western part of North Dakota, an increasing amount of natural gas travels up through the wells with few obvious destinations.
J.F. Ahern sues to recover $672K for unpaid pipe infrastructure
J.F. Ahern is suing an Illinois contractor to recover more than $600,000 it contends it is owed for building parts used on a West Virginia construction project.
Regulators decline to weigh in on gas plant’s likely effects on climate change
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission won't weigh in on whether a $700 million natural-gas plant proposed for Superior will contribute to climate change despite objections made by various environmental groups.
Sun Prairie sues contractors over natural gas explosion
Sun Prairie has filed a lawsuit against two contractors in connection with a deadly natural-gas explosion that hit the city's downtown this past summer.
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- Milwaukee Mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost
- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
