Class-action lawsuits against engineering firms and public officials resulting from the Flint, Mich., water-supply crisis will be heard mostly in federal courts, based on a U.S. Supreme Court action on June 12.
President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord has catalyzed the already strong transition to renewable energy and commitments to reduce carbon emissions.
As Massachusetts pushes to build the first U.S. utility-scale offshore wind farm, south of Martha’s Vineyard, it is competing with Maryland to become a domestic contractor supply chain hub.
Stanley Consultants named former MWH exec Kate Harris as CEO and elevates Gayle Roberts to chairman; Boston transit agency again loses its general manager.