Tue March 08, 2016
Judge Lifts Order Blocking Chautauqua Reconstruction
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) The Chautauqua Institution will be allowed to move ahead with plans to demolish and rebuild its historic open-air theater after a judge declined a request by preservationists to block the project....
Tue March 08, 2016
Officials: Halt Algonquin Pipeline Construction
The Journal News is reporting that local officials convened Monday to ask regulators to shut down construction on the Algonquin natural gas pipeline project that traverses the region. A legislative contingent signed a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, asking the agency to stop the project while the state reviews the pipeline, which carries natural gas from Pennsylvania to New England....
Brian Witte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon March 07, 2016
Maryland Lawmakers Propose Transportation Measures
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Maryland lawmakers proposed measures that they say will increase transparency in how state transportation money is spent, but a spokesman for Republican Gov. Larry Hogan questioned where their calls for accountability were when the preceding administration shifted hundreds of millions of dollars away from transportation for years to balance the budget....
Mon March 07, 2016
Hundreds of California Transportation Projects in Jeopardy
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that Californians are paying less in gas taxes, and much less at the pump, as oil prices have plummeted. While that may pad drivers' wallets, the result could be what officials are calling a "catastrophic" impact on the Golden State's highways and city streets....
Fri March 04, 2016
Aspen Passes Measure That Requires Contractors to Limit Construction Noise
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) The Aspen City Council has approved a new law that will require construction contractors to keep the noise down in the summertime as part of an effort to get people to spend more time outdoors in warmer months....
Fri March 04, 2016
Cuomo: Halt Algonquin Pipeline
The Journal News is reporting that Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday urged the federal government to halt construction of the Algonquin natural gas pipeline, citing the potential dangers of its proximity to the Indian Point nuclear plant....
Scott Sonner - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon February 29, 2016
Nev. Needs More Time on Mine Superfund Status
RENO, Nev. (AP) Facing a deadline set by federal regulators, Gov. Brian Sandoval said the state needs more time to decide whether to end its long-held opposition to having an abandoned Nevada mine listed among the nation's most contaminated sites....
Jeffrey Collins - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue March 01, 2016
S.C. Senators Have Plenty of Choices on Spending Road Funds
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) As South Carolina senators prepare to debate how much extra money to give to the state's highways and bridges, the leader of the roads agencies has been careful to give lawmakers plenty of options while not pushing them too hard in any direction....
Tue March 01, 2016
Mosul Dam Break Could Endanger More Than One Million People
CNN is reporting that Iraq's Mosul Dam is facing a "serious and unprecedented risk of catastrophic failure with little warning," the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad warned on Sunday. At the same time, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi played down the threat of a potential breach at the country's largest dam....
Lori Tobias - Tue March 01, 2016
Tenn. Plans to Spend $8.5B on Infrastructure
After three years of work, members of the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) adopted a plan that will set the course for mid Tennessee regional transportation projects for more than two decades to come....
