Litigation Ex-Mich. Governor: I Would Have Acted Earlier in Flint Crisis If Warned In civil trial video deposition, Rick Snyder said he wasn't aware of consultant's warning emails Jeff Yoders June 29, 2022 No Comments Rick Snyder invoked his Fifth Amendment right June 30, declining to answer questions. Read More
Flood Resilience Harris County Advances $30B Eight-Tunnel Flood Control Plan James Leggate June 27, 2022 No Comments Harris County Flood Control District has developed preliminary plans for 132 miles of stormwater conveyance tunnels that would reduce flood risk across the greater Houston area.Read More
Jobsite Fatality Kiewit-Employed Pipefitter Dies on Calif. Wastewater Project Site Jim Parsons June 23, 2022 No Comments Unidentified employee sustained fatal injuries while removing large piping at the San Jose plant construction site on June 14.Read More
Flood Control Ambitious Plan to Revitalize Los Angeles River Is Approved Officials estimate total cost could be between $19B and $24B C.J. Schexnayder June 16, 2022 No Comments Concerns remain about the plan's environmental and community impacts.Read More
Water Infrastructure Army Corps Prepares New Loan Program for Dams Tom Ichniowski June 15, 2022 No Comments The program will target only non-federally owned dams.Read More
Water Infrastructure EPA Kicks Off New $6.5B Round of WIFIA Loans Tom Ichniowski June 13, 2022 No Comments EPA shifts to rolling decisions on initial loan applications, looking to speed the approval process.Story updated on 6/14/2022 with comments from National Association of Clean Water Agencies.Read More
Water & Dams Washington Dam Removal Would Cost Billions to Replace Related Services, Report Says Draft report looks at costs to energy, transportation James Leggate June 13, 2022 One Comment Four Snake River dams produce energy, enable commodity barging and provide reservoirs for irrigation.Read More
Water Report Where Parched California Is Finding New Water Sources California boosts funds and people power to clean up groundwater and push recycling and desalination Pam McFarland June 9, 2022 2 Comments As drought-plagued western states watch their water sources literally dry up, California is digging deeper.Read More
Water Infrastructure House Passes $25B Water Resources Development Bill Similar bill awaits Senate floor action Tom Ichniowski June 8, 2022 No Comments The measure was approved with a strong, bipartisan 384-37 vote.Read More
Environment Jacobs to Study Turning NYC's Rikers Island Into Wastewater Facility James Leggate June 8, 2022 No Comments New York City environmental department awards $3M contract to Jacobs for feasibility study as it prepares to close aging prison.Read More