Public health worries, particularly in environmental justice communities, are behind the proposed review of manufacturing limits in federal consent decree.
Oklahoma’s turnpike system could see upwards of $5 billion of upgrades and new construction over the next 15 years under a long-range plan announced Dec. 7.
Transportation officials will allow some work on $10 billion I-45 reconstruction through downtown Houston while it assesses possible civil rights and environmental violations.
Fluor-led team gains performance-based award to manage construction and operations at DOE Oak Ridge, Tenn. and Texas-based Pantex complexes valued at up to $2.8B annually for a possible 10 years.
Dec. 3 ruling in conservative court supports claim of unclear government authority, halting order only in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee; separately, Cincinnati court declines government request to accelerate appeal of halt to OSHA vaccine rule for large private employers, and NYC orders new mandate for all businesses.
Measuring projected outcomes reduces amount of work originally mandated under a 2010 consent decree to reduce nutrient pollution into the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Nov. 22 decision nixing 15-year Mississippi claim against Tennessee over shared aquifer use impacts will affect other states, with growing climate change issues for water resources, sector experts say.