Dan Elliott - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue September 26, 2017
Utah Seeks $1.9B From EPA to Clean Up Mine-Waste Spill
Utah is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for $1.9 billion in damages after the EPA inadvertently triggered a multi-state spill from an old gold mine in Colorado, the Utah Attorney General's Office confirmed....
Tue September 26, 2017
UDOT Adds Wildlife Fencing
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has begun constructing wildlife fencing along eastbound I-80 near Jeremy Ranch. Crews will begin by installing one mile of fencing to mirror the section constructed along westbound I-80 last fall....
Tue September 26, 2017
Idaho Considers Wildlife Overpasses Near Montana Border
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) The Idaho Transportation Department is considering the construction of overpasses that would provide safe crossings for wildlife over a stretch of U.S. Highway 20 near the state's border with Montana....
Tue September 26, 2017
Kenworth's Renton Plant Receives King County Environmental Honor
The Kenworth Truck Company assembly plant in Renton, Wash., recently received a Gold Award presented by the King County Industrial Waste Program. Part of King County's wastewater treatment division, the Industrial Waste Program annually honors local facilities whose business practices contribute to protecting regional water quality....
Tue September 12, 2017
NAU's New Science & Health Building Earns LEED Gold
Northern Arizona University's Science and Health building, one of the newest additions to the Flagstaff campus, has been deemed a gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building — bringing the total number of LEED-certified buildings on campus to 14, according to the school....
Fri September 01, 2017
EPA Provides New Jersey $70M for Water Improvements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Aug. 17 it has awarded nearly $70 million to New Jersey to help finance water infrastructure projects that are essential to protecting public health and the environment....
Fri September 01, 2017
Delaware Gov. Establishes Offshore Wind Working Group
Gov. John Carney signed an executive order on Aug. 28 establishing the Offshore Wind Working Group to study potential environmental and economic development benefits of offshore wind development to serve Delaware....
David Sharp - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 01, 2017
Maine Utility — Late Surprise in Green Energy Competition
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Central Maine Power company is providing an entry in the contest for the largest renewable energy contract in New England history — a proposal to bring enough green energy from Canada to power upward of a million homes in Massachusetts....
Tue August 29, 2017
Tin Cup Beaver Dam Restoration Benefits Wildlife, ITD
If Ruffles have ridges, what do riffles have? Beavers, it turns out. When a few beaver dams on Tin Cup Creek in southeast Idaho started backing up water last fall at a culvert on Idaho Highway 34 and threatening to undermine the road, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) was faced with the complication of adding underwater bridge inspections for that remote site....
Mon August 28, 2017
Thompson Power Offers Renewable Energy Products
Thompson Power, a division of Thompson Machinery, now offers solar, microgrid and energy storage systems globally. The renewable energy Cat-branded products, warrantied by Caterpillar, are manufactured by First Solar and are designed to stand alone or integrate with Cat generators, on or off-grid designs, and energy storage systems through the Caterpillar Microgrid Controller....
