The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will leave in place Obama-era protections against mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reviews Northern Dynasty Mineral’s permit for the Pebble Mine, the agency said on Jan. 26.
Ohio-based First Energy Corp. plans to shed its competitive generation business, including closing three nuclear power plants, following a strategic review that will be finished this summer.
The U.S. State Dept. is wading into environmental waters to address British Columbia mining pollution that affects a watershed in northwestern Montana, after a wastewater treatment plant intended to remove pollution appears to have worsened the problem.
The cold weather that swept across the Eastern Seaboard in early January is heating up the debate over the need for a more robust infrastructure to deliver natural gas to New England.
Drought and continued reliance on electric generation that uses water for cooling are causing some of India’s power plants to shut down for days and even months at a time, a problem that is expected to worsen, according to a new report from the World Resources Institute.
Following an aggressive five-month schedule, Cianbro Corp. is putting the finishing touches on a 9.9-MW solar energy facility, which began producing power last month.
More big corporations are looking to meet up to 100% renewable energy goals, but antiquated grid operator planning has delayed construction of transmission infrastructure that is putting the targets at risk.
The U.S. solar industry could see a 10% drop in installations over the next four years under a tariff on imported solar cells and panels approved on Jan. 22 by President Trump.
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