by Joelyn Leon | Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Advocates say transit-oriented development could be a good solution if done right. But in order for it to succeed, they say it’ll need to be both affordable and environmentally sustainable. Building in wetlands like the area around Fairfield Metro requires...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
After years of planning and design work, negotiations with state environmental officials, project changes and cost increases, the biggest utility project in city history is about to break ground. The City Council last week authorized $199.2 million in bonding, secured...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
A Maine company is looking to build a nearly $100 million battery storage facility on property at the local landfill. The facility, which would potentially hold between 100 and 150 megawatts of renewable energy, would be connected to the Eversource power grid and...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
As House Republicans force a fight over federal spending, it’s looking increasingly likely that Congress will not pass bills that fund federal operations before the start of the new fiscal year, which would shut down the government on Oct. 1. Among a slew of negative...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Five electricians sued Amazon and its contractors for subjecting them to a racially hostile work environment at a Connecticut jobsite where work was temporarily halted after workers and police discovered at least eight hangman’s nooses during construction. The lawsuit...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Biden administration’s recent changes to the Davis-Bacon Act are the most dramatic in a generation. They restore the Labor Department’s definition of prevailing wage that was used until 1983, thereby increasing construction workers’ pay on federally funded...
