Electron Hydro LLC and its chief operating officer pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor violation of operating an unlawful hydraulic project, and face a record state penalty for an environmental crime.
Norfolk Southern Railroad has provided Ohio environmental officials with a proposed action plan to remediate environmental damage stemming from a Feb. 3 freight train derailment and ensuing fire.
The funding will support Philadelphia's 25-year water revitalization plan, which calls for lead service line replacement and upgrades to regional water treatment plants.
EPA and Corps of Engineers seek clarity in rule release, but some industry groups question the move with a key related US Supreme Court case decision still ahead.
Veteran engineer and municipal environmental manager Ted Henifin will manage city's troubled drinking water system, while local and federal officials negotiate a consent decree.
Projects totaling 500 MW in three states that resolved alleged federal permit and stormwater rule violations were built by Swinerton and a spinoff firm, which were not settlement parties but whose enforcement status EPA declined to confirm.