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Terex Utilities Uses Green Energy at All Its Facilities in S.D.

Terex Utilities announced that 100 percent of the electricity that powers its facilities in South Dakota comes from renewable resources — and has since Jan. 1, 2022. "This was made possible through the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from our local utilities," said Eric Moore, facilities manager....


Louisiana Officials Finally Break Ground On $2.92B Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Effort

Gov. John Bel Edwards officially kicked off the construction of Louisiana's most ambitious wetlands restoration effort to date on Aug. 10 at a groundbreaking ceremony near Ironton along the west bank of the Mississippi River....


Vineyard Wind 1 Project Under Way in Waters Off Massachusetts Could Power Up by October

America's first major offshore wind farm is coming into focus on waters off Massachusetts. Out past the state's famed islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, the Atlantic Ocean rises and falls around a massive, bright yellow structure that soon will serve as the foundation for a turbine tower that will spin wind into power....


Cleveland's $3B Project Clean Lake Features Large-Scale Storage Tunnels

Designed to reduce pollution in Lake Erie by four billion gallons per year, Project Clean Lake is a 25-year plan being overseen by Cleveland's Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD). When construction crews complete the $3 billion undertaking in 2036, 98 percent of flows entering the combined system will be fully treated at the agency's three wastewater treatment plants....


Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Bans Fossil Fuels in Construction of New City Buildings

In the latest push for her Green New Deal, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an executive order that prohibits city-owned buildings from being constructed or renovated in a way that allows for the use of fossil fuels....


Zero Emission Heavy Transport Now Possible With Mammoet SPMTs

A new zero emission heavy transport vehicle has been created, which can remove the carbon impact of installing large infrastructure such as bridges, wind turbines and power station components. Mammoet — the world's largest heavy lifting and transport company — is responsible....


Road Forward Summit Engages Asphalt Pavement Community On Net Zero Action Plan

A group of 75 asphalt pavement industry leaders hyper-focused on reaching net zero collaborated on how to do just that on July 12 and 13. Building on the momentum generated during the National Asphalt Pavement Association's Midyear Meeting in Kansas City, Mo., they engaged in presentations and breakout group discussions at the first gathering of its kind: The Road Forward Summit....


New Jersey's Coastal Waters to Be Site of U.S.'s Third Major Offshore Wind Project

The federal Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced July 5 that it had approved a plan for the construction and operation of the Ocean Wind 1 project in the Atlantic Ocean off the New Jersey coast, about 13 nautical miles southeast of Atlantic City....


Komatsu Forest Production Now Carbon Neutral

June 26th is a historic date for Komatsu Forest since this is when the company's production at Klockarbäcken in Umeå became completely carbon neutral. Komatsu Group has a vision of being carbon neutral by 2050....


Manitou Group Wins at 2023 Sustainable Industry Awards

Manitou Group, a world reference in the handling, aerial work platform and earth moving sectors, has won in the "decarbonization" category at the 2023 Sustainable Industry Awards. The award recognizes the innovativeness and sustainability of the Group's hydrogen program....






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