Speeding up the notoriously slow-moving Superfund program appears to be a priority for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt as he looks to revamp the entire agency.
With the federal government taking a back seat on climate change, states and cities are accelerating initiatives to control emissions through CO2 cap-and-trade programs and carbon-use taxes.
In a bid to shed non-profitable operations, Stockholm-based contracting giant Skanska AB will reduce its global workforce by 3,000, new CEO Anders Danielsson said on Feb. 2.