U.S. Dept. of Energy officials selected three projects on former Appalachian region coal mine sites and two Southwest projects using active mineral mine land to receive federal funding.
During the 19th century, Chicago’s sewage got dumped into the Chicago River and flowed into Lake Michigan. Because the city’s drinking water was, and still is, drawn from the lake via two mile-long tunnels, officials feared that the sewage would endanger the water supply.
Final version of an emissions regulation announced by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will affect all on-road passenger vehicles, including cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles.