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Florida Keys Restoration Costs May Reach $600M

May 4, 2016

A series of demonstration projects, which will complete at the end of 2016, will set the stage for a project to restore water quality in more than 300 canals in the Florida Keys, with a conceptual cost estimate of between $300 million and $600 million.

Utilities Conversion Ahead For Florida Island Town

Thomas F. Armistead

April 27, 2016

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Voter approval in a March 15 referendum has started the clock on a project to convert to underground all overhead utilities—electric, telephone and cable—in the town of Palm Beach, Fla.

Klamath River Dam Removal Pact Clears Restoration Path

Thomas F. Armistead

April 13, 2016

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Removal of four dams on the Klamath River in California by 2020 will close the book on one of the most intractable issues in Western environmental management.

California Solar Farm Moves Forward

Thomas F. Armistead

April 13, 2016

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The U.S. Interior Dept. has approved construction of a 287-MW solar-photovoltaic project on 1,767 acres of federal land in the Mojave Desert, near Baker, Calif.

For Construction, Far From Wellhead Is Better Than Near

After 21 months, collapse of oil and gas prices unevenly affects energy construction costs

Thomas F. Armistead

March 23, 2016

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Historically low oil and gas prices are having vastly different effects on the diverse segments of the energy industry.

Innovation Keeps Water Treatment Plants Online

Thomas F. Armistead

March 23, 2016

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A digester system cannot be shut down for more than a few hours without serious consequences.

Choate Looking to Redevelop Troubled Jacksonville Site

General contractor acquired property after developer defaulted

Thomas F. Armistead

March 16, 2016

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On prime riverfront real estate in Jacksonville, Fla., the unclad 18- story concrete frame of an abandoned condominium casts a shadow over its downtown neighborhood.

Proposed Largest US Wind Farm Passes Environmental Study

Thomas F. Armistead

March 16, 2016

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The second environmental assessment for what may become the nation’s largest wind farm has been released by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, along with a so-called draft finding of no new significant impact.

Best of the Best Excellence in Safety: Columbia Energy Center Air Quality Control Retrofit

Thomas F. Armistead

March 9, 2016

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Wisconsin Power & Light Co.’s largest coal-fired power plant, Columbia Energy Center, with two subcritical units over 500 MW, was required to bring its air emissions into compliance with federal standards.

Best of the Best K-12 Education Project: Lake Mills Elementary School

Thomas F. Armistead

March 9, 2016

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Rural Lake Mills, Wis., replaced an overcrowded, outdated elementary school, built in 1964, with a K-4 elementary school that was not just up to date but also designed under the LEED v4 Beta Program, the next version of the LEED rating system.

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