Dutch and German backers admit dams would create severe environmental impacts, while critics say highway bridge linking Scotland and Northern Ireland would be technically challenging.
Records of utility, contractors and others are sought in a widening investigation stemming from federal criminal charges filed against the city's public works director.
RFQs, issued Feb. 4, will short-list vendors for projects to replace Manhattan's ubiquitous jail with four $1-billion facilities — and potentially reshape the city's corrections philosophy.
Despite partisan rancor over climate change at the national level, state energy officials recognize the need to be proactive in developing and implementing plans to address it.
The Chicago Transit Authority has given a $38.3-million contract for the environmental impact study for the 5-mile extension of the CTA Red Line on the city's south side.