Under a $5.7-million task order from the National Park Service, a team of HDR and Moffatt & Nichol is working on design and other early-stage work for an initial segment of the project.
With heat impacts growing and Congress stalled on major climate funding, President promises more 'formal, official government actions in coming weeks' on the 'emergency.'
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission answer looms to new Texas lawsuit claim that US Supreme Court ruling in late June limits agency power to license a $350M interim storage site in the state, as Sen. Manchin floats bill for new agency to find permanent home for nation's waste.
The U.S. Supreme Court has limited the ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate power plant greenhouse gas emissions, and though the court’s opinion referred to a fairly narrow provision within the Clean Air Act, the ruling potentially places broad restrictions on the ability of federal agencies to enact regulations to address the climate crisis, according to several sources.
Firm announced in June it had been hired to work with the Portland, Maine, Water District to develop a master plan to evaluate current and future biosolids management.
New environmental review of ConocoPhillips' Willow project on North Slope federal land cites options to build as proposed, reduce overall scope or extend timeline for drill sites; Sen. Murkowski presses for project start
Federal judge struck down three rules crafted during the Trump administration that would have loosened Endangered Species Act-related project delays, construction groups say.
In a 6-3 decision, justices said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority to set a broad greenhouse gas emissions reduction mandate.