Associated Press - Tue January 22, 2019
Army Corps of Engineers Pursues Lake Pepin Island Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward with a proposal to build islands near the head of Lake Pepin by using sand and sediment removed from the Mississippi River. Minnesota Public Radio News reported that the federal agency is proposing the project to restore backwater fish and wildlife habitat....
Caltrans - Wed January 16, 2019
Caltrans Studies How Climate Change Affects Highway System
Caltrans has released two Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments as part of an effort to understand how and where climate change may impact the state highway system. The new reports for Northern California and the Central Valley continue the department's efforts to assess all regions of the state....
Hills Machinery Company - Mon January 14, 2019
Hills Machinery Establishes Environmental Division
Hills Machinery Company, headquartered in North Charleston, S.C., has announced the launch of its Hills Environmental division to meet the needs of crushing, recycling and organic material-handling customers....
Natural Resources Defense Council - Thu January 03, 2019
States Announce Regional Clean Transportation Initiative
Leading environmental, scientific, transportation, health and business organizations working to advance modern, clean, equitable and low-carbon transportation celebrated an announcement Dec. 18 from nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic governors and the Mayor of Washington, D.C., to move forward with a regional clean transportation initiative....
IBTTA - Wed December 19, 2018
DeFazio Looks Ahead to Infrastructure Bill, National VMT Pilot
With the political winds on Capitol Hill due to shift in 2019, key Congressional Democrats are already looking ahead to a year in which they hope to pass a major infrastructure bill, introduce a national vehicle miles travelled (VMT) pilot, and connect a national infrastructure program to the fight against climate change....
Utah Department of Transportation - Tue December 18, 2018
SR 30 Final Environmental Statement Now Available
The Utah Department of Transportation announces the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), and the official Record of Decision (ROD) for proposed improvements to State Route 30 between SR 252 (1000 West) in Logan and SR 23 in Petersboro....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Tue December 18, 2018
WSDOT's Largest Wildlife Bridge Nears Completion
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is completing work on a wildlife bridge along I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass. The 35-ft.-tall, 66-ft.-wide bridge is currently the largest in the state and is meant to reduce traffic accidents involving humans and animals....
ARTBA - Wed December 12, 2018
ARTBA Applauds New Trump Administration Wetlands Proposal
The Trump administration's Dec. 11 proposed overhaul to portions of the Clean Water Act (CWA) would restore clarity to federal wetlands regulations and help reduce delays to important transportation projects, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said....
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Wed December 12, 2018
EPA, Army Propose New 'Waters of the United States' Definition
On Dec. 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Army) proposed a clear, understandable and implementable definition of "waters of the United States" that clarifies federal authority under the Clean Water Act....
AGC - Tue December 11, 2018
AGC's Sandherr Releases Statement About Clean Water Rule
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement Dec. 11 in reaction to the release of the new clean water rule by the U.S....
