Environmental

Lori Tobias - Tue August 01, 2017

Idaho's Sequoia Tree Has Storied Past, Moves to New Home

Bystanders in Boise were recently treated to a sight they're not likely to witness soon, if ever again — the relocation of a 98-ft.-tall, 800,000-lb. sequoia tree planted in its original spot at St....

Fri July 28, 2017

Granite Construction Awarded $20 Million California Dam Project

Granite Construction Incorporated announced July 27 it has been awarded a $20 million contract by the South Feather Water & Power Agency for the Lost Creek Dam Crest Modification Project in Strawberry Valley, CA....

Fri July 21, 2017

DC Water Awards $580M Contract for Boundary Tunnel

The DC Water Board of Directors approved the Authority's largest contract to date for the design and construction of the Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT). The 5-mi. NEBT is the largest and final segment of the massive tunnel system that will bring relief from combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to the Anacostia River....

Chuck Harvey - Wed July 19, 2017

$15M HQ Rising for Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife

Work is under way on a $15 million project to provide a new and roomier 38,403-sq.-ft. headquarters building for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation in Oklahoma City. Crews also will construct a 7,825-sq.-ft....

Matt Volz - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed July 19, 2017

Judge Blocks Montana Dam Again Over Threat to Fish

HELENA, MONT. (AP) A judge blocked construction of a $59 million irrigation dam because of the potential threat to an ancient fish species in Montana's Yellowstone River just three months after he lifted a previous injunction on the project....

Mon July 17, 2017

GSE Demos Vacall AJV Recycler for Florida Municipality

On June 21 representatives of Great Southern Equipment Company (GSE), including Jared Wilson, environmental specialist, and Tommy Marks, vice president of sales (Orlando), met with city of Edgewater, Fla., municipal workers to demonstrate the features and benefits of a Vacall All Jet Vac (AJV)....

Fri July 07, 2017

Mountain Valley Pipeline Review Finds Limited Impacts

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Federal regulators said a proposed pipeline that would carry fracked natural gas for 300 mi. across West Virginia and Virginia would have “significant” impacts on forests....

Thu July 06, 2017

Baker-Polito Admin Awards More Than $14M in Green Communities Grants

The Baker-Polito Administration awarded $14,043,257 in Green Communities competitive grants to 72 municipalities across Massachusetts to fund clean energy projects. With this announcement, the largest in the program's seven-year history, the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has awarded more than $80 million to Green Communities grants since the program's inception....

Ellen Knickmeyer and Scott Smith - Wed July 05, 2017

Fisheries, Wildlife Services Approve Brown's Big Tunnels

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Gov. Jerry Brown won crucial early approval from federal wildlife officials on June 26 for his $16 billion proposal to re-engineer California's north-south water system, advancing his plan to build two giant tunnels to carry Northern California water to the south even though much about the project remains undetermined....

Wed July 05, 2017

Alaska's Largest Crane Begins Work to Deconstruct Eklutna River Dam

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) A $7.5 million project to remove a dam in Alaska is set to begin. The project to deconstruct a dam at an Eklutna River ravine to restore salmon populations on the river began in June....