If a favorable record of decision is issued for the Pebble project, developers say it will take two to three more years to obtain necessary state permits.
U.S. dam safety frameworks have helped prevent major calamities, but the May collapse of a 95-year-old Michigan structure shows failure risks remain, with multiple causes.
Judges say construction start of Bayou Bridge line "trampled" private site owners' due process and trespassed, ordering five-figure payout to three plaintiffs.
Last summer, Chennai became the world’s first major city in which there was no water for residents to drink. But, as climate change makes flooding and drought more common, the city of 8 million is unlikely to be the last to run dry.