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EPA Says Alaska Gold Mine Can Move Forward

May 17, 2017

Northern Dynasty Minerals can move forward with its controversial plan to develop its Pebble Mine, a gold and copper mine proposed to be located in Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

Tunnel Collapse at Hanford Nuclear Waste Site Prompts Emergency Declaration

Tim Newcomb

May 17, 2017

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The collapse of a tunnel containing radioactive waste dealt another setback to the multibillion-dollar cleanup of the Hanford nuclear waste site in Washington state.

$1.5B Storage Reservoir Project Approved for Everglades

Thomas F. Armistead

May 17, 2017

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Engineers in Florida are starting to plan for design and construction of a new $1.5-billion water-storage facility in the Everglades Agricultural Area south of Lake Okeechobee.

IG Slams $196M NY Nuke Cleanup Overrun

Mary B. Powers

May 17, 2017

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Mismanagement by the U.S. Energy Dept. has added $196 million and three years to cleanup of a former nuclear fuel-processing site in West Valley, N.Y., said April Stephenson, DOE acting inspector general in an April 26 report.

Construction Funding

Trump Signs $1.2-Trillion Fiscal 2017 Spending Package

Measure includes small hikes for infrastructure accounts

Tom Ichniowski

May 5, 2017

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Legislation increases highway, mass transit funding to FAST Act levels.

Environment

British Columbia Approves Plan To Dump Mt. Polley Mine Waste Into Lake Quesnel

Province will allow mining company to discharge 13.7 million gal per day of treated effluent

Candy McCampbell

April 26, 2017

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Since 2014 tailings dam breach, bull trout and salmon stocks have declined sharply.

NRG To Build 110 MW of Hawaii Solar In Power Deal With Utility

April 26, 2017

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NRG Energy expects to begin construction in the fall on about 110 MW of solar generation on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

Engineering Ethics

Clean Water Warrior Wins 2017 ENR Award of Excellence

How Marc Edwards used engineering skill to expose lead levels in Flint drinking water

Pam Radtke Russell

April 13, 2017

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The inside story of how Virginia Tech Professor Marc Edwards helped propel the emergency of lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan.

Virginia Regulators Boost Pipeline Water-Quality Rules

April 12, 2017

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The rules affect two proposed natural-gas pipelines.

Environment

Market Dynamics Outpace Trump's Order on Energy

Mary B. Powers

April 5, 2017

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In an executive order issued on March 28, the Trump administration is trying to make it easier to develop traditional energy resources by reducing environmental requirements on coal, nuclear, oil and natural gas, but whether it will stop the shift toward emission-free renewable energy is in doubt.