Construction projects may be temporary, but the workers who build the state’s roads, bridges, hospitals and schools can spend a lifetime moving from one jobsite to the next.
Today, TINN features IUOE Local 825 and the operating engineers whose work continues to shape New Jersey, one project at a time.
Construction projects may be temporary, but the workers who build the state’s roads, bridges, hospitals and schools can spend a lifetime moving from one jobsite to the next.
Today, TINN features IUOE Local 825 and the operating engineers whose work continues to shape New Jersey, one project at a time.
A federal judge has blocked New York from enforcing its controversial Climate Change Superfund Act, which sought to collect $75 billion in legal damages from major energy, utility and fuel companies over the 25 years. The court found the program was beyond the limits of state law.
Cleaning up a Superfund site involves much more than removing contaminated soil.
At the former Cornell-Dubilier Electronics facility in South Plainfield, decades of industrial activity contaminated buildings, groundwater, nearby properties and Bound Brook. The cleanup has required demolition, excavation, thermal treatment, groundwater extraction and years of monitoring.
This deep dive examines how Superfund sites are investigated, how cleanup methods are selected, who pays for the work and why protecting a community can take decades.
A year after abandoned mine collapses caused multiple sinkholes and months of disruption along I-80 in Wharton, New Jersey is looking beyond emergency repairs. New proposals would establish permanent abandoned-mine reclamation programs to identify dangerous underground voids, prioritize risks to roads and utilities, and stabilize problem areas before another collapse occurs. We look back at the I-80 emergency — and what New Jersey is doing to address the problem beneath its infrastructure.
Within just a few dozen miles, millions of passengers move through the state's airports every year, connecting the New York and Philadelphia metropolitan region to cities across the United...
An August storm dropped 2.71 inches of rain on the low-lying city, but pumps, underground storage tanks and green infrastructure cleared flooded streets in less than three hours
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New Jersey is investing billions of dollars in cleaner, more reliable water systems. But replacing pipes and upgrading treatment plants will not be enough if utilities cannot find the people needed to operate them.
Safe drinking water is one of the greatest public health and engineering achievements in American history. Yet millions of Americans reach for a bottle instead of the tap. As utilities invest billions to modernize drinking water systems, the story behind America's favorite packaged beverage offers a new perspective on the infrastructure most people rarely see.
