Wed January 24, 2018
Industry Professionals Kick Off 2018 at Northern Green
Northern Green, the green industry education and trade show held Jan. 2 to 4 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, helped successfully launch the industry into 2018. The event continues to serve outdoor environment professionals who need a personal and professional recharge....
Victor Paul Alvarez - CEG Correspondent - Thu January 18, 2018
NHDOT Wins EPA Grant to Purchase Replacement Vehicles
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) has been awarded $789,750 in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grants to help replace 18 wheeled front end loaders, one motor grader and two pavement striping trucks with EPA-certified model year 2017/2018 vehicles and equipment....
Tue January 16, 2018
Petroteq Receives Permits, Completes Concrete Work
Petroteq Energy Inc., a company that develops and implements proprietary technologies for the environmentally safe extraction of heavy oils from oil sands, oil shale deposits and shallow oil deposits, announced it has made significant progress at its heavy oil extraction facility located at Asphalt Ridge, Utah....
Tue January 16, 2018
Fish Barrier Removal Reaches Milestone
Two big bridges built. Two more to go. Weather permitting, the extensive and continuing effort to remove barriers to fish on Wildcat Creek in McCleary soon will bring new changes for drivers using both directions of state Route 8....
Wed January 10, 2018
Minnesota Releases Crucial Draft Permit for Disputed Mine
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) _ A contentious copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota took another step forward Jan 5 when state regulators released a crucial draft permit for public comment. “It's a major milestone for the project,' Brad Moore, PolyMet Mining Corp.'s executive vice president of environmental and governmental affairs, told The Associated Press....
Wed January 10, 2018
Foxconn Won't Need Approval to Fill Wetlands
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Foxconn Technology Group won't need federal approval to fill wetlands for its new flat-screen plant in Mount Pleasant. A $3 billion incentives package Gov. Scott Walker signed to lure the plant to Wisconsin allows Foxconn to fill state wetlands....
Tue January 09, 2018
Federal Agency Drops Appeal Over Ruling on Cleveland Harbor Dredging
CLEVELAND (AP) The federal agency that maintains shipping channels along Lake Erie has dropped its appeal of a federal judge's ruling over the dredging of Cleveland's harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it won't try to overturn the ruling that said the agency was wrong to delay its dredging of the harbor in 2015....
Mon January 08, 2018
FHWA Grants FONSI for RIDOT's First Two Toll Locations
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) received notification from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that the Environmental Assessment process has been concluded for the first two locations for all-electronic truck-only tolling to be built along I-95 in southern Rhode Island....
Cindy Riley - Wed January 03, 2018
Montana Mining Complex's $47.2M Clean Up
Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex (UMBC) officials are reflecting on work already completed as part of the $47.2 million effort. The project's main goal is to remove roughly 1 million cu. yds. of tailings and mine waste to protect human health and the environment by minimizing direct contact with contaminants....
Janet McConnaughey – Associated Press - Tue January 02, 2018
Suit Asks for Governor's Office, Sheriff's Pipeline Records
NEW ORLEANS (AP) A human rights law firm has sued the Louisiana governor's office and a sheriff's office to get records involving a crude oil pipeline proposed to cross the Atchafalaya (uh-CHAF-uh-LY-uh) Basin....
