Emily Buenzle - Fri July 06, 2018
Wheeler Steps in to Head EPA as Pruitt Steps Down
Andrew Wheeler, deputy administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will now become the agency's acting head. The change in administration comes after EPA head Scott Pruitt announced his resignation on July 5, The Hill reported....
Emily Buenzle - Fri April 13, 2018
Former Coal Lobbyist Becomes EPA's No. 2
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Trump's appointment of energy lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to serve as EPA deputy administrator on April 12 with a 53-45 vote. Wheeler's nomination for the position was advanced on Feb....
Thu March 22, 2018
CalPortland: A Step Ahead with a Green Footprint
"We're a leader. Not a follower." That's the matter-of-fact mantra Steve Mitchell has about CalPortland, the oldest continually producing Portland cement company west of the Rocky Mountains. With nearly 4,000 pieces of equipment — which includes 1,300 mixers and 450 additional Class 8 units (dumps, flat decks, pneumatic, boom, water trucks and others), as well as 205 medium duty trucks — CalPortland also is one of the largest....
John Seewer – Associated Press - Tue March 06, 2018
Ohio Has New Uses for Sediment From Lake Erie's Harbors
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) The federal agency that keeps open shipping channels along Lake Erie has settled a long dispute with Ohio over what to do with sand, soil and mud scooped out of Cleveland's harbor....
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....
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....
Thu December 07, 2017
DOE Approves Presidential Permit for Northern Pass
Eversource Energy and Northern Pass Transmission LLC (NPT), a subsidiary of Eversource Energy, announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) and approved the Presidential Permit for the Northern Pass hydroelectric transmission project that will allow NPT to construct transmission facilities at the U.S./Canada border in Pittsburg, N.H....
Jennifer Rupp - Wed November 22, 2017
Biofiltration Plant Under Construction in Shrewsbury, Mass.
This past summer, the Shrewsbury Water and Sewer Department broke ground on New England's largest biofiltration plant. Though the project was slated for $14.5 million, the winning bid came in at $11.5 million from Waterline Industries of Seabrook, N.H....
Ellen Knickmeyer - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed November 08, 2017
Fire Clean-Up 'For the Record Books' in California
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) Government officials outlined plans for what they said will be the largest fire clean-up in California history, aimed at removing hazardous substances and ash from 8,400 homes and other structures burned in Northern California wildfires....
Wed October 04, 2017
U.S. Agency Allows Demolition of Lead-Contaminated Public Housing
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved the demolition of a lead-contaminated public housing complex in northwestern Indiana. The announcement paves the way for the East Chicago Housing Authority to raze the West Calumet Housing Complex....
