Alterra, Eco Materials Unveil $40M Circular Soil-Recycling Facility in Philadelphia

Alterra Industrial Outdoor Storage (Alterra IOS) and Eco Materials LLC have opened a $40-million soil-wash facility in South Philadelphia that converts contaminated soils into clean aggregates for reuse in construction.  The partners say the project marks a first-of-its-kind urban model for turning waste into market-ready material. “We’re transforming dirty soil into clean, reusable material on […]

New FERC Chair Expected to Eye Both Natural Gas and Renewables

David Rosner, new chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, takes the helm at a volatile time as energy costs and demand are rising, power grid reliability and capacity are challenged and major Trump administration reversals in energy policy are underway,. President Donald Trump elevated Rosner—a Democratic commissioner who joined the agency in June 2024—to […]

Load Test for World’s Highest Bridge Is Complete in Guizhou, China

China says it has completed a load test involving dozens of trucks on the world’s highest bridge, a steel suspension structure in Guizhou province. The five-day testing was completed on Aug. 25, with details of the project made available to media. A testing team drove 96 trucks to designated places on the bridge, the BBC […]