The five-year, $524-million lump-sum contract is the largest ever awarded by the South Florida Water Management District under the $16.4-billion Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and the first CERP project for the contractor.

Civil works construction request, down 46% from enacted 2019 level, includes funds to complete four projects.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2017 Toxics Release Inventory National Analysis indicates that since 2007, releases of toxic chemicals by manufacturers declined, despite a growing economy.

The Environmental Integrity Project report shows groundwater contamination at 242 coal plants.

Economists say severe weather helped cause job losses.