Environmental

Lori Tobias - Tue June 06, 2017

Tillamook Estuaries' $12M Project Restores Oregon Wetlands

For decades, folks in Tillamook, Ore., looked for ways to diminish the flooding that so frequently troubles this agricultural community, damaging property, threatening lives and generally shutting down town....

Thu May 04, 2017

Dune Construction Disrupts Busy Season for N.J. Beach Town

Officials in a shore town said their beaches are not open to New Jersey's plan to replenish sand during the summer. Ventnor City Commissioner Lance Landgraf criticized the state's decision in a strongly-worded post on the town's Facebook page....

Kyle Feldscher - Mon February 27, 2017

New Bill Targets Environmental Lawsuits That Hold up Infrastructure Projects

A Republican lawmaker wants to take lawsuits out of the arsenal of environmentalists who use the Clean Water Act to stop infrastructure projects, introducing a bill that could have major implications across the country....

Matthew Brown - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon January 23, 2017

Bypass Channel on Yellowstone River to Benefit Montana, North Dakota Farmers

Wildlife advocates plan to challenge the approval of a new Yellowstone River dam aimed at benefiting Montana and North Dakota farmers that critics say could kill off a dwindling population of a fish species dating to the time of dinosaurs....