Maintaining safety was a priority at a $97-million project by WIN Waste Innovations that virtually eliminates the emission of sulfur dioxide —an acid rain precursor—at two landfills in Ohio.

Contaminated material was illegally dumped on a Rhode Island highway project.

Turning a Superfund site into a renewable energy haven housing a 13-megawatt solar array that can power 3,500 homes is an admirable achievement that earned the Best Project, Energy/Industrial honor.