Environmental

Chuck Harvey - Tue February 13, 2018

Cleaning Up Moab UMTRA Site Will Likely Top $1B

A massive undertaking to remove and relocate uranium-ore tailings from a Moab, Utah, site is in its eighth year with materials continuing to be extracted and carried by train to a site in Grand Junction, Utah....

Tue February 13, 2018

Landfill Near Shore of Great Salt Lake Triggers Ecologic Concerns

OGDEN, Utah (AP) A landfill under construction near the shore of the Great Salt Lake is triggering concerns that it could harm the ecology and wildlife. The Standard-Examiner newspaper in Ogden reports that construction on the southern tip of Promontory Point west of Ogden started last year....

Sarah Rankin - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri February 09, 2018

Compromise Coal Ash Bill Would Extend Closure Moratorium

A Virginia Senate panel advanced a measure Feb. 7, that would prevent Dominion Energy from capping its coal ash in place for at least another year while lawmakers study the issue, including recycling options....

Wed February 07, 2018

Minn. Strives to Recycle Water

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota is working to improve water recycling as the state's groundwater supply shrinks. Population growth, increased irrigation and industrial uses are depleting groundwater resources in some parts of Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio reported....

Wed February 07, 2018

Authorities Warn of Muskingum River Ice Jam Hazards

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) Authorities in eastern Ohio are watching for hazardous ice jams on the Muskingum River during the latest winter freeze. Emergency management officials said four people were rescued from high waters and several homes were evacuated....

John Flesher - AP ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER - Fri February 02, 2018

States Join Army Corps of Engineers in Battle to Protect Great Lakes From Asian Carp

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - An interstate partnership has been established to help cover costs of operating a system proposed for a Chicago-area waterway that would help keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, Michigan Gov....

Wed January 31, 2018

Public Service Co. Seeks New Wind, Solar Farms for Facebook Data Center

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico's largest electricity provider is seeking state regulatory approval for power purchase agreements with two companies that would build new wind and solar farms to serve Facebook's new data center....

Cindy Riley - Wed January 31, 2018

San Pedro Creek Transforms Into $125M Park

As they work to transform San Pedro Creek from a neglected drainage ditch into a natural creek habitat and world-class linear park, construction crews in San Antonio, Texas, are ultimately preserving the creek's legacy as an integral part of the city's history....

Mon January 29, 2018

Sennebogen 818 M to Feed 'Clean Energy' Projects for ACGE

The year-old AC Global Energy (ACGE) plant near Knoxville, Tenn., is a new production facility designed to convert biomass into drop-in the tank fuel. As one of the first commercial application of new "clean energy" technology, the facility was developed as a turnkey operation for ACGE to process locally harvested pulpwood into energy products....

Wed January 24, 2018

Rising Great Lakes Water Levels Keep Michigan Firms Busy

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) Rising water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are keeping shoreline stabilization, dock and hoist companies in Michigan busy. The Army Corps of Engineers said water levels for the two lakes averaged 580 ft....