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Environmental Regulation

Court Battle Underway Over Revamped Endangered Species Rules

October 7, 2019

Court is expected to consolidate a Sept. 25 lawsuit from attorneys general of 17 states, New York City and the District of Columbia with earlier one filed by environmental groups.

Federal Megaproject

Worst U.S. Nuclear Waste Dump Inches Closer to Cleanup

Tim Newcomb

Debra K. Rubin

October 3, 2019

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After 17-year, $17B saga, Bechtel's recast waste glassification megaproject at U.S. Hanford site readies for first startup, but unresolved issues remain.

Federal Megaproject

Court Ruling Impacts Scope of $6.5B Uranium Processing Project

Mary B. Powers

October 2, 2019

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Feds won't stop building expanded complex for nuke warhead upgrades despite legal order to redo seismic and environmental risk analyses.

PFAS Cleanup in Limbo Without a Law

Pam Hunter McFarland

September 25, 2019

One Comment

As the number of communities in the U.S. discovering high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water supplies continues to grow, industry and local officials are waiting on legislative and regulatory leadership to set limits and standards for this pollutant class.

Commentary on Environmental Transparency

Did Paris Disclose Truth About Lead After Notre Dame Fire?

A surprise during my recent vacation

Richard Korman

September 17, 2019

4 Comments

The Paris government may not have wanted to discourage tourists. I was willing to risk it.

Environment

Trump Administration Rolls Back 2015 Clean Water Rule

Action repeals Obama-era WOTUS regs that determined Clean Water Act permitting requirements

Pam Hunter McFarland

Pam Radtke Russell

September 12, 2019

One Comment

Industry, business and agricultural groups cheered the announcement, but Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen called the repeal of the 2015 rule “shameful and dangerous. No one is above the law, including the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers.

Water Infrastructure

Update: New Law Helps Newark, Other Cities Fund Drinking-Water Upgrades

Measure enacted Oct. 4 lets states shift more dollars to drinking-water revolving funds

Tom Ichniowski

September 11, 2019

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UPDATE: Measure enacted Oct. 4 lets states shift more dollars to drinking-water revolving funds

2019 Top 400 Sourcebook: Calgary Plant Upgraded To Better Treat Wastewater in Low Temperatures

Pam Hunter McFarland

September 11, 2019

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Stantec is prime consultant for the City of Calgary, Alberta, to complete upgrades at the Bonnybrook wastewater treatment plant, which will be one of the largest cold-weather biological nutrient removal (BNR) sites in North America.