Wayne Parry - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri October 02, 2015
Judge Lets Dune Construction Plan Proceed — For Now
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) A federal judge ruled Jan. 15 to let a beach replenishment project proceed — for now — over the objections of a Jersey shore town that does not want the sand piles. Judge Renee Marie Bumb decided that neither Margate nor the state of New Jersey will suffer irreparable harm if the U.S....
Fri October 02, 2015
Group Eyes Ways to Reduce Frack Quakes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A group of U.S. drilling states, seismologists, academics and industry experts issued guidance Monday in a frank new report on handling human-induced earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing or the disposal of fracking wastewater....
CHRISTIAN WADE - Eagle Tribune - Fri October 02, 2015
Despite Law, Police Still Control Traffic at Most Worksites
BOSTON (AP) - When the state began allowing flagmen onto roadways seven years ago, Jeffrey Graham saw an opportunity to expand his regional business into a multi-million-dollar market that until then was dominated by police details....
Wed September 30, 2015
Texas Reviews Water Grid
EL PASO, Texas (AP) A proposal to study the possibility of a statewide network that would pump water across vast Texas should be sidetracked until more immediate attempts at water conservation are examined, a top official in Texas’ largest environmental group said....
Amy Forliti - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu September 24, 2015
Court Reverses Regulators’ Decision to Grant Certificate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed regulators’ decision to grant a certificate of need for the proposed Sandpiper oil pipeline, saying that state regulators must complete an environmental impact statement before the certificate can be issued....
Stephen Singer - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed September 23, 2015
Conn. Transit Plan Spares Stately Merritt Parkway
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) In a bid to unclog Connecticut’s notorious traffic jams, the governor has put forward a plan to rip up and widen two major highways, Interstates 84 and 95. A third highway, the stately Merritt Parkway, would remain little changed from when it was completed in 1940, a 38-mi....
Thu September 24, 2015
Clinton Breaks Keystone Silence
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she opposes construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, breaking her longstanding silence over a project criticized by environmentalists as a threat to the planet’s climate....
Matthew Brown - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed September 23, 2015
Rise in Accidents Spurs New Pipeline Safety Rule
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) A long-delayed rule to strengthen safety requirements for pipelines that move oil and other hazardous liquids will be unveiled in September following a recent surge in accidents, the U.S....
Bob Salsberg - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue September 22, 2015
Dukakis, Weld Renew Debate Over Boston’s North-South Rail Connector
BOSTON (AP) Although a political odd couple of sorts, former Govs. Michael Dukakis and William Weld have reignited a longstanding debate over whether Boston’s two major rail hubs, North Station and South Station, should be connected by an underground tunnel....
David Klepper - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 18, 2015
Cuomo, Christie Ask Obama For ’Fair’ Plan for Hudson Tunnel
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The governors of New York and New Jersey wrote to President Barack Obama on Tuesday asking the federal government to pay for half the cost of a new rail tunnel below the Hudson River - a sign that the long-delayed project could be moving ahead....
