Fri July 07, 2017
Mountain Valley Pipeline Review Finds Limited Impacts
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Federal regulators said a proposed pipeline that would carry fracked natural gas for 300 mi. across West Virginia and Virginia would have “significant” impacts on forests....
Thu July 06, 2017
Baker-Polito Admin Awards More Than $14M in Green Communities Grants
The Baker-Polito Administration awarded $14,043,257 in Green Communities competitive grants to 72 municipalities across Massachusetts to fund clean energy projects. With this announcement, the largest in the program's seven-year history, the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has awarded more than $80 million to Green Communities grants since the program's inception....
Ellen Knickmeyer and Scott Smith - Wed July 05, 2017
Fisheries, Wildlife Services Approve Brown's Big Tunnels
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Gov. Jerry Brown won crucial early approval from federal wildlife officials on June 26 for his $16 billion proposal to re-engineer California's north-south water system, advancing his plan to build two giant tunnels to carry Northern California water to the south even though much about the project remains undetermined....
Wed July 05, 2017
Alaska's Largest Crane Begins Work to Deconstruct Eklutna River Dam
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) A $7.5 million project to remove a dam in Alaska is set to begin. The project to deconstruct a dam at an Eklutna River ravine to restore salmon populations on the river began in June....
Mon July 03, 2017
UDOT to Build $5M Bridge for Wildlife Along I-80
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Department of Transportation is planning to build a $5 million overpass for wildlife along one of the state's deadliest stretches of road for big game. The Salt Lake Tribune reports department statistics show cars traveling on the 13-mi....
Fri June 30, 2017
Vulcan Recycle Prioritizes Environmental Responsibility
Being an environmentally friendly corporate leader seems to be a goal or maybe even simply a “catch phrase” for the overall efforts of a lot of companies doing business in the United States Vulcan Material Company is taking its environmental responsibility to a new level in Georgia and has set up a new division at its Norcross, Georgia quarry: Vulcan Recycle....
JOHN FLESHER and MICHAEL BIESECKER - Thu June 29, 2017
Trump Administration Moves to Withdraw Clean-Water Rule
WASHINGTON (AP) The Trump administration moved Tuesday to roll back an Obama administration policy that protected more than half the nation's streams from pollution but drew attacks from farmers, fossil fuel companies and property-rights groups as federal overreach....
Lori Tobias - Wed June 28, 2017
Largest Water Supply Project in Georgia History Under Way
When finished, a water supply project under construction in Atlanta will not only be the largest ever undertaken in Georgia, but provide greater capacity than any other in the United States. It also is the site of a unique drilling technique never before utilized on the east coast....
Wed June 28, 2017
Construction on World's First 'Forest City' Begins
The world's first “Forest City,” created to fight pollution, is now under construction in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province, China. Designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti, a team that develops green projects all around the world, the futuristic Forest City will be home to a community of about 30,000 people....
Steve Karnowski - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed June 28, 2017
Minn. to Open 22 Meetings on Disputed Enbridge Pipeline
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota regulators are getting ready to open a series of 22 public meetings on an oil pipeline project that opponents have dubbed the next Dakota Access pipeline struggle. Enbridge Energy is seeking approval to replace its aging Line 3 pipeline across northern Minnesota....
