Sudhin Thanawala – Associated Press - Wed June 27, 2018
Judge Throws Out Climate Change Lawsuits Against Big Oil
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A U.S. judge who held a hearing about climate change that received widespread attention ruled that Congress and the president were best suited to address the contribution of fossil fuels to global warming, throwing out lawsuits that sought to hold big oil companies liable for the Earth's changing environment....
Associated Press - Wed June 06, 2018
California Will Require Solar Panels on Most New Homes in 2020
SACRAMENTO (AP) California moved a step closer to requiring solar panels on new homes and low-rise apartment buildings starting in 2020, the first such mandate nationwide and the state's latest step to curb greenhouse gas emissions....
N.Y. Governor's Office - Mon June 04, 2018
N.Y. Gov. Launches First Phase of Largest Artificial Reef Expansion in State History
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently deployed the first installation of recycled materials from the former Tappan Zee Bridge, as well as former Canal vessels, in the Shinnecock Reef, launching the governor's initiative to significantly expand New York's network of artificial reefs....
ARTBA - Wed May 30, 2018
ARTBA Says Federal Highway Administration Decision Clears Air on Overreaching Greenhouse Gas Rule
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) commended the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) recent decision to abandon a proposal to require the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions following construction of new transportation projects....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Mon May 21, 2018
Heavy Rain, Erosion Woes Halt Mountain Valley Pipeline
Virginia regulators halted construction of part of the Mountain Valley Pipeline because of torrential rain until proper erosion control measures are established. Crews were cutting trees and clearing land along the natural gas pipeline's right of way in Franklin County when heavy rains May 18 and 19 swept away much of the soil they had unearthed, according to The Roanoke TimesBoth lanes of nearby Cahas Mountain Road were covered by up to eight inches of mud....
Tue May 08, 2018
Landfill Withdraws Permit Request for Industrial Waste
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Developers behind a landfill under construction near the shore of the Great Salt Lake have withdrawn an application for a permit that would have allowed the company to bring in out-of-state industrial waste....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon May 07, 2018
Project Unites FDOT, National Park Service
The Everglades National Park is undergoing a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)/National Park Service partnership initiative to provide additional freshwater flow within the swamp and improve the ecological conditions in the park and in the central Everglades, north of Tamiami Trail....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 24, 2018
TxDOT Crews Go 'Nocturnal' With Other Creatures of the Night for $28M I-35 Project
The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), in cooperation with the city of Round Rock and Williamson County, broke ground in July 2017 on a $28.1 million improvements project designed to enhance safety and mobility along Interstate 35 between U.S....
Tue April 10, 2018
WSDOT Relocates Osprey Nest Before Bridge Preservation Work Begins
The Washington State Department of Transportation is preparing to launch a preservation project to give longer life to a steel truss bridge on State Route 409 that was built in 1938 and now suffers paint flaking and deterioration to the timber bridge deck beneath the roadway pavement....
Thu April 05, 2018
Dire States Equipment Grant Makes an Impact in Tioga County, New York
Awarded with the first Dire States grant in 2016, the Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in Tioga County, N.Y., used the grant to supplement its Environmentally Sensitive Stream Maintenance Program....
