Mon November 28, 2005
AGC Urges Senate to Protect Contractor First Responders
Four members of The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), some of whom were among the first contractors to respond to help stop the water from flooding New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, urged Congress to pass legislation that would limit the risk of liability that contractors face when responding to a natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina....
David Pace - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 12, 2005
Call for $40B Panel Prompts Debate Over Storm Protection
WASHINGTON (AP) A $40 billion plan to hurricane-proof the Louisiana coast has ignited a battle over how best to prevent a repeat of this year’s double flooding of New Orleans. Endorsed by the state’s congressional delegation, the proposal would create a nine-member independent commission that would give Louisiana a large say in how the federal money is spent....
W. Robert Vezina III - Wed September 28, 2005
Law Gives Contractors More Protection from Legal Suits
Florida road builders working for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will receive substantial protection from personal injury, property damage and wrongful death lawsuits under legislation passed this year....
Wed August 31, 2005
FL County Ponders New Impact Fee to Protect Rare Mouse
PERDIDO KEY, FL (AP) Land developers and new residents, both blamed for threatening to squeeze the Perdido Key beach mouse out of existence, may instead help save the endangered rodent through impact fees proposed by state and federal wildlife officials....
Wed August 04, 2004
Federal Highway Administrator Names National Models of Environmental Protection and Conservation
Federal Highway Administrator Mary E. Peters named seven state transportation department initiatives as models for providing extraordinary environmental benefits to the communities in which they were built....
Mon June 21, 2004
Hispanic Group Says NC Not Protecting Industry Workers
RALEIGH, NC (AP) The state isn’t doing enough to protect Hispanic construction workers, leading to a rash of injuries and deaths among a fast-growing population in North Carolina, an advocacy group charges....
Thu February 05, 2004
Feds Recognize Wildlife Protection Effort on AZ’s SR260
An initiative to protect wildlife along Arizona’s State Route 260 corridor project has been designated as one of three new Exemplary Ecosystem initiatives by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
The other two initiatives recognized are Nevada’s Washoe Lake Wetland Mitigation Area; and New Hampshire Route 101’s ecological protection and enhancement features.
The Arizona initiative represents a coordinated planning effort among the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), the FHWA, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Tonto National Forest, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD); and others.
The project involved major construction upgrades to address increased traffic and safety concerns along the Payson to Show Low Highway, State Route 260.
Over 10 to 15 years, ADOT will upgrade 17 mi....
Tue December 30, 2003
$170M Delaware Project to Protect, Rebuild Beaches
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE (AP) A 50-year, $170-million federal and state project will preserve an eroded stretch of Delaware beach battered repeatedly in recent months by northeast winds and seas.
A 2.6-mi. section of shoreline between northernmost Rehoboth Beach and the southern border of Dewey Beach will be rebuilt and protected under the project, with the Army Corps of Engineers paying 65 percent of the costs for developing protective dunes and wider beaches....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Tue December 23, 2003
GLF Raises Wilmington Bypass Over Protected Wetlands
Travelers passing through Wilmington, NC, will soon have an alternative route –– the new U.S. 17 bypass.
Divided into four projects, construction of the new bypass will route traffic eastbound on I-40 and southbound on U.S....
Sat September 20, 2003
New NIEHS Effort Would Protect ’Forgotten Responders’
The National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training will join the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Center to Protect Workers’ Rights (CPWR) in promoting the efforts of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and its Director Dr....
