Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 12, 2019
Crews Protect Boise River Habitat With Winter Clean Up
A late start on flood management projects on the Boise River in Idaho had contractors hustling to make the most of their time before the short window of the construction season ends. Work usually begins in January but was held up until February this year due to heavy snowfall in the Boise River mountains and an extensive permitting process....
National Park Service - Wed February 27, 2019
NPS Will Replace Lewis River Bridge
On Dec. 21, 2018, the National Park Service Acting Intermountain Regional Director Kate Hammond signed a Finding of No Significant Impact for an environmental assessment (EA) to replace the Lewis River Bridge in Yellowstone National Park....
Nomaan Merchant – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue February 26, 2019
U.S. Begins Building Border Wall in Rio Grande Valley
HOUSTON (AP) The U.S. government is preparing to begin construction of more border walls and fencing in South Texas' Rio Grande Valley, likely on federally owned land set aside as wildlife refuge property....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon February 25, 2019
'Fish Condo' Makes Big Splash Off Florida Coast
Divers in Florida are monitoring an artificial reef recently installed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Lee and Charlotte counties. The Phoenix Reef, 12 mi. due west of Gasparilla Pass, required more than two years of planning....
Volvo - Thu February 21, 2019
Volvo CE Partners With National Geographic on Sustainability Campaign
Through a new collaboration that aligns with both companies' joint values of creating a planet in balance, this new campaign will reveal how Volvo excavators are helping to build embankments across the Sundarbans, an historic region between India and Bangladesh, to protect the land from the threat of flooding....
WSDOT - Tue February 12, 2019
WSDOT to Build New Ramps, Fish Passage for Interchange
Consider it an effort that will help both fish and people get around. The Washington State Department of Transportation has hired design-build contractor Parsons/Scarsella to remove fish barriers along Coffee Creek and rebuild two ramps at the U.S....
AASHTO Journal - Mon January 28, 2019
Wildlife Issues, Tribal Diplomacy Top 'What's Hot' List for State DOTs
Managing wildlife issues, such as fish migration, while figuring out ways to forge stronger ties with Native American tribal governments are two of the "hot issues" currently facing state departments of transportation....
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....
