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Water Quality

EPA Proposes Toughest Coal-Plant Wastewater Discharge Limit

Plants can still use older technologies if they commit to early retirements
Mcfarland
Pam McFarland
March 9, 2023

Plants could use older technologies if they commit to early retirements, under the federal plan.


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Resilience

FEMA Program Called Successful at Creating Incentives for Community Flood Risk Reduction

Mcfarland
Pam McFarland
March 8, 2023

The federal program could be a model for similar risk-reduction efforts, say researchers. 


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Environment

Massachusetts City Agrees to Sewage Plant Upgrade in EPA Pact

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James Leggate
March 7, 2023

The project to meet requirements of a consent decree will cost $100 million to $150 million, officials estimate.


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Power and Industrial

Energy Dept. to Award up to $2.5B for Carbon Capture Projects

Mcfarland
Pam McFarland
February 27, 2023

Agency hopes to spur private capital investment in carbon capture and storage projects to help reduce harmful emissions, with funds authoried by the 2021 federal infrastructure law.


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Clean Energy Construction

Offshore Wind Leaps Forward in 2022, But Some Headwinds Persist

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Debra K. Rubin
February 26, 2023

Report says US sector hit big development milestones last year, including project movements and three federal lease auctions that added 11.4 GW in capacity, with another set in the Gulf of Mexico, but advocacy group says this still likely won't meet Biden call for 30 GW of power deployed by 2030.  


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Environmental Remediation

NTSB Issues Initial Ohio Derailment Report as EPA Takes Over Cleanup

Jim Parsons
February 24, 2023

As government pressure mounts on Norfolk Southern to conduct and pay for comprehensive area cleanup, Arcadis and AECOM have been hired to assist.




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Federal Regulation

Federal Contractors See Costs, Flaws in Proposed Emissions Reporting Rule

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Debra K. Rubin
February 23, 2023

In just submitted comments, trade groups cite concerns in proposed rule to track direct and indirect emissions as it is set to finalize, but some join advocates in seeing it as key step to reduce climate impact 



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Environment

Quickening Alaska National Park Landslides Spur $100M Fix

Stephanie Loder
February 21, 2023

Granite Construction wins contract to construct a bridge in Denali National Park to bypass slides that closed a key access road.


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Toxics Monitoring Steps Up After Ohio Train Derailment

Jim Parsons
February 20, 2023

Government and Norfolk Southern Railroad officials seek to counter public criticism about efforts to mitigate public health and environmental damage from the Feb. 3 rail mishap in East Palestine, Ohio.


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Environment

NY Agency Picks Team for Battery Park City Resilience Project

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James Leggate
February 16, 2023

A Turner Construction Co-E.E. Cruz & Co. Inc. joint venture, with Arcadis, Bjarke Ingels Group, Scape Landscape Architecture and WSP won the contract.


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