Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 25, 2019
Georgia Tech Goes Green With New Building
Nearing completion after two years of construction, the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design sets the bar for green buildings by becoming the first structure in the state certified under the Living Building Challenge, the world's most rigorous green building certification standard....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue June 18, 2019
ADOT Extends I-11 Draft EIS Comment Period to July 8
Additional information that is part of the draft environmental document for the proposed Interstate 11 corridor, stretching from Nogales to Wickenburg, has been released. To provide sufficient time for community review of the entire draft environmental impact statement, the public comment period has been extended to July 8, providing a full 90 days of review from the draft's initial release....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu June 06, 2019
Tight Environmental Restrictions Mark Haverhill Bridge $102M Reconstruction
A four-year project to widen and replace bridges for Interstate 495 north and south over the Merrimack River in Haverhill, Mass., began in September and will be completed in May 2022. The northbound portion of the bridge will be rebuilt before the existing portion is demolished and will be followed by the completion of the southbound portion....
Susan Montoya Bryan – Associated Press - Wed June 05, 2019
Feds Delay Oil Leases Near Sacred Land
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that Native Americans consider sacred surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico....
Caltrans - Tue June 04, 2019
Caltrans Awards Millions to Improve Transportation
Caltrans has awarded $40.5 million to local agencies for transportation projects statewide. The grant money will be used for planning on projects that will reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and the impacts of climate change....
Associated Press - Tue June 04, 2019
Oregon Denies Key Permit for Natural Gas Export Project
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has denied a water quality certification for a proposed natural gas export project on Oregon's southern coast. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that in a letter to the project backers of the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal the agency said it "does not have a reasonable assurance that the construction and authorization of the project will comply with applicable Oregon water quality standards."The agency is in charge of administering the federal Clean Water Act in Oregon and the certification is required for the U.S....
Gov. Jay Inslee’s office - Tue June 04, 2019
Gov. Inslee Directs Agencies to Ramp Up Culvert Repairs
On May 22, 2019, Gov. Jay Inslee ordered the Washington State Department of Transportation to begin the immediate ramp-up of culvert repairs around the state, an urgent and crucial priority for improving fish passage and salmon recovery....
New York State Department of Transportation - Thu May 23, 2019
N.Y. Releases Preliminary Draft Design Report for I-81 Project
The New York State Department of Transportation released a preliminary Draft Design Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the Interstate 81 Viaduct Project that will be subject to public and Federal Highway Administration review and comment prior to being finalized....
TxDOT - Tue May 21, 2019
TxDOT Releases FONSI, Final Assessment for FM 723 Project
TxDOT has issued a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the proposed FM 723 roadway widening project from Avenue D to FM 1093 in Fort Bend County, Texas. The proposed FM 723 roadway widening project would include four 11-ft....
ADOT - Tue May 21, 2019
ADOT, Partners Expand Healthy Forest Initiative to Reduce Wildfire Risk
After the largest wildfire in state history burned more than 538,000 acres of eastern Arizona forest, the Arizona Department of Transportation and other groups launched a partnership in 2014 that included easing weight restrictions on certain state highways to help timber companies remove small trees and other vegetation that could fuel catastrophic fires....
