construction

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Other groups, including local tribes and environmental justice organizations, are watching the state’s efforts closely for potential effects such as sediment disruption and erosion, changes in whale migration and pollution from construction.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

A year ago, Garcia Venegas was filming his brother’s arrest during a raid on their coastal Alabama construction site when he was tackled by agents, who ignored his pleas that he was a citizen.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

South America's second-biggest economy has produced almost no copper since 2018 but has massive untapped reserves of the metal, which is critical for the construction, renewable energy and AI sectors.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

He said he was driving fellow construction workers, and the stop didn’t result in an arrest.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In the early 1980s, Lafontant supervised the construction of a much larger, two-story building in Cange, on a small hillside plateau above Highway 1.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French