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Smokestack demolition begins at old boot factory in Womelsdorf PA

John February 6, 2019

WOMELSDORF, Pa. — Demolition of the towering smokestack of a 92-year-old boot factory in Womeldorf began Tuesday...

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Dangerous demolition

John February 1, 2019

Muskogee OK — Traffic on Independence Avenue between Main Street and Cherokee Street was blocked Wednesday during...

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Subpoenas issued in criminal probe of Detroit demolitions

John January 30, 2019

Detroit — A federal watchdog agency has issued a new round of subpoenas in its ongoing criminal...

Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition to begin February 12 images

Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition to begin February 12

John January 29, 2019

Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct to be demolished in stages (CLICK TO ENLARGE)

Minnesota agency looks to revamp landfill regulations for construction and demolition debris

John January 28, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS — For decades in Minnesota, landfills for construction and demolition debris have not been required to...

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Moroun firm, contractor cited for asbestos violations at McLouth site in Trenton MI

John January 26, 2019

A company owned by the family of shipping magnate Manuel “Matty” Moroun is alleged to have violated...

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Partial government shutdown sidelines HUD plans to award demolition contract in Cairo

John January 25, 2019

CAIRO — Two 1940s-era public housing complexes are slated to be torn down this spring, but the...

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Open-air demolition delayed at West Valley Demonstration Project nuclear cleanup

John January 25, 2019

ASHFORD HOLLOW — The open-air demolition of the Main Process Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project...

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Court to hear argument for testing demolition-debris sites

John January 23, 2019

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. The Illinois Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments that rock quarries backfilled with demolition...

Demolition permits filed for modernist Union Carbide Building It will become the tallest voluntarily demolished building in the city’s history

John January 19, 2019

The modernist Union Carbide building at 270 Park Avenue, due to be replaced by a new 70-story...

Smokestack demolition begins at old boot factory in Womelsdorf PA

Dangerous demolition

Subpoenas issued in criminal probe of Detroit demolitions

Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition to begin February 12

Minnesota agency looks to revamp landfill regulations for construction and demolition debris

Moroun firm, contractor cited for asbestos violations at McLouth site in Trenton MI

Partial government shutdown sidelines HUD plans to award demolition contract in Cairo

Open-air demolition delayed at West Valley Demonstration Project nuclear cleanup

Court to hear argument for testing demolition-debris sites

Demolition permits filed for modernist Union Carbide Building It will become the tallest voluntarily demolished building in the city’s history

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