| 11/07/2009 | I-35W Bridge Collapse Victims Settle Lawsuits with Construction Firm
Associated Press/AP Online
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Victims and the families of those killed in the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis in 2007 agreed Friday to settle their lawsuits against a construction company that was resurfacing the span at the time. |
| 11/06/2009 | Developer: Proposed Wind Farm Site Is Too Windy
Associated Press/AP Online
RUMFORD, Maine - A wind-power company says a western Maine site it's been looking at is too windy for turbines. |
| 11/05/2009 | Major Road Projects in Ind. Chase Federal Funds
The Indianapolis Star
Nov. 5--Carmel's Keystone Parkway project is well under way, with more than half of construction complete and the last piece of the funding puzzle almost in place -- but while work continues, the city is seeking federal funding for another expensive portion of the roadway. |
| 11/06/2009 | ODOT Allots Leftover Stimulus Funds For Two Stalled Bridge Projects
The Blade
Nov. 6--Lower-than-expected costs for projects using federal stimulus funds have allowed the Ohio Department of Transportation to reinstate bridge construction at railroad crossings in Fostoria and Swanton that had been put on hold. |
| 11/05/2009 | Corps: Dam Work Lessens Seattle-area Flood Chance
Associated Press/AP Online
AUBURN, Wash. - The Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that hurried repairs this summer at the Howard Hanson Dam have greatly lessened the chances the Green River will flood this winter. |
| 11/05/2009 | Sen. Schumer: No Fed Money for US-China Wind Project
Associated Press/AP Online
WASHINGTON - A Democratic senator on Thursday called on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project, saying it will generate Chinese, not American, jobs - a claim strongly disputed by the project's developer. |
| 11/05/2009 | Wyo. Sets Wildlife Guidelines for Wind Developers
Associated Press/AP Online
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has released recommendations for protecting wildlife during wind energy development, including restrictions in sage grouse habitat and in big game winter range and migration corridors. |
| 11/05/2009 | Stimulus Funds Go To N.C. Hydro Upgrade Project
The York Dispatch
Nov. 5--Voith Hydro in West Manchester Township is expected to benefit from a round of federal funding announced Wednesday morning at the plant by Kristina Johnson, U.S. undersecretary of energy. |
| 11/05/2009 | Ore. Convention Center Opts for Rooftop Solar
The Oregonian
Nov. 5--The Oregon Convention Center has selected SunEdison to build a solar rooftop power system that's projected to fill 12 percent of the building's energy demand when completed in spring 2010. |
| 11/05/2009 | State Aid in Hand, Mass. Solar Panel Firm Moves Jobs Overseas
Associated Press/AP Online
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - A solar panel company is moving some jobs overseas after receiving $58 million in state aid and being touted by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick as a symbol of the state's economic future. |
| 11/05/2009 | Orlando Touts 'Green' Benefits of New Arena
Orlando Sentinel
When a crane operator at the new Amway Center construction site hoists the final roof beam into place at a "topping-off" ceremony today, it will go on what will be one of the "greenest" arenas in the country. |
| 11/04/2009 | Burj Dubai Opening Delayed to Early 2010
Associated Press/AP Online
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Visitors will have to wait until early next year for the opening of the world's tallest building in Dubai. |
| 11/04/2009 | Ore. Curbs Tax Breaks for Wind and Solar Firms
The Oregonian
Nov. 4--Oregon energy officials released new rules Tuesday aimed at curbing a controversial state program that grants lucrative tax subsidies for wind, solar and other renewable power plants. |
| 11/05/2009 | Valley in Wash. State Prepares for Flood
Associated Press/AP Online
AUBURN, Wash. - On a sunny fall Saturday, friends and neighbors gathered at Bobby Kendall's place to help him build a 2-foot barrier of sandbags around his suburban Seattle home. |
| 11/04/2009 | Calif. Voters Have Say Over $11B Water Bond
Associated Press/AP Online
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders say their $11.1 billion water bond is an essential investment for California's future, but it may be a hard sell to voters. |
| 11/03/2009 | Republican Senators Ponder Climate Bill Boycott
Tulsa World
WASHINGTON -- A threatened Republican boycott of a U.S. Senate committee's consideration of climate legislation is exposing the sharp partisan divide over a Democratic proposal to combat global warming. |
| 11/04/2009 | Advocates Plan for New Chicago-area Parklands
Chicago Tribune
Nov. 4--Seizing upon this year's 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago, state legislators and open space advocates on Thursday will make public a series of steps designed to create a new legacy of parks and trails throughout the Chicago area, including new lakefront parkland. |
| 11/03/2009 | Dallas Considers Streetcar Line Over Trinity River
The Dallas Morning News
Nov. 3--Dallas City Hall needs to make some decisions -- and fast -- about how to design the Continental Avenue pedestrian bridge over the Trinity River and whether to include a streetcar line that would run from downtown to West Dallas and Oak Cliff. |
| 11/02/2009 | Fearing Climate Change, Maldives Turns to Wind
Associated Press
NEW DELHI, India--The Maldives announced plans Monday to build a wind farm that can supply 40 percent of its electricity as part of the low-lying archipelago's pledge to become the world's first carbon neutral nation. |
| 11/03/2009 | Calif. Lawmakers Haggle Over Potential Water Fixes
Associated Press/AP Online
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lawmakers kept haggling Tuesday in their effort to alleviate California's water woes, as the Legislature prepared to vote on a package of bills that appears to lack the support needed to pass. |
| 11/03/2009 | Work on I-44 in Tulsa To Start in Earnest
Tulsa World
Nov. 3--As work continues on the massive underground drainage ditch near Interstate 44, work on the road itself will start soon, thanks to a $65 million project that the Oklahoma Department of Transportation approved Monday. |
| 11/03/2009 | Bay Bridge Reopens But Engineers Plan Daily Checks
Associated Press/AP Online
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge reopened Monday, but transportation engineers said their work may not be finished. |
| 11/03/2009 | Corps Starts $1B Barrier for Western New Orleans
Associated Press/AP Online
HARVEY, La. - Mindful that the suburban West Bank of New Orleans has regained its pre-Hurricane Katrina population and is primed for growth, the Army Corps of Engineers is launching a $1 billion effort to keep the next storm at bay. |
| 10/30/2009 | OSHA Issues BP Record $87M Fine for Texas Blast
Houston Chronicle
Oct. 30--U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $87 million in fines against BP for failing to make safety upgrades required under a settlement agreement with the agency following the deadly 2005 blast at the company's Texas City refinery, as well as for new safety violations. |
| 11/02/2009 | Crews Containing Geyser from Broken L.A. Water Main
Associated Press/AP Online
LOS ANGELES - Work crews have significantly reduced a towering fountain of water gushing onto a Los Angeles street from a ruptured water main. |
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