North Carolina has issued the nation’s first National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the dewatering of power-plant coal-ash ponds in upland areas.
Faced with warnings of an imminent, catastrophic collapse of the earthfill structure causing widespread devastation, the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources on March 2 signed up Italy’s Trevi Group to stem leaks under the dam and repair a bottom outlet floodgate.
After more than ten years, four mayors, $200 million, and a plethora of planning, construction and testing issues, the first segment of Washington, D.C.’s self-funded streetcar line became operational on Feb. 27.
As part of a larger realignment of its equipment offerings, Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. announced Feb. 26 that it is ceasing production of its line of on-highway vocational trucks.
In year-end results released last month, Spanish contractor Ferrovial reported a 10% increase in revenue to $10.6 billion, while net profit rose 79% to $782 million.
With Republicans vowing to block any Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who died unexpectedly on Feb. 13, the fate of cases pending before the court, or that could end up on its future docket, has been clouded with uncertainty.