NYS Bureaucracy at its Finest?

If the state would allow it, West Monroe Highway Superintendent Randall Shaw and his crew could repair a small bridge on Smith Road for less than $50,000. But thanks to bureaucracy and red tape - in the form of ...

EPA web cast on new CAFO rule

EPA has finalized a rule helping to protect the nation's water quality by requiring concentrated animal feeding operations to safely manage manure.

DNR Implements Tougher New Rules for Large Dairy Operations

After being pressured by an environmental group hoping to stop a proposed 8,000-cow dairy operation in Fond du Lac County, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has changed its policy regarding the ...

Webcasts Planned for CAFO Rule

EPA has finalized a rule helping to protect the nation's water quality by requiring concentrated animal feeding operations to safely manage manure.

Around Lafayette

St. John Street between Simcoe and Olivier Street will be closed today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. as the Acadiana Regional Coalition on Homelessness holds its Community Connect/Social Services Fair -Linking ...

Rosendale Dairy must clear one more hurdle

ROSENDALE - A decision requiring an environmental impact statement is just one more hurdle to clear for the owners of a large dairy operation in the town of Rosendale.

EPA Ruling Delays Proposed Coal Plants, Recognizes CO2 As Pollutant

In response to a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club over a proposed coal plant on a American Indian reservation in Utah, the Environmental Appeals Board blocked the EPA from issuing a permit to the plant.

County seeking watershed input

San Mateo County wants to know the basis for state and regional water boards seeking new watershed regulations before moving forward with outreach to local communities, including those who've publicly decried ...

City Council remains undecided when to raise fees

The Kent City Council remained undecided at a Nov. 4 workshop on when to increase water rates and storm-drainage rates for residents as part of the proposed 2009 city budget.

For a healthier Toronto

With only 3 per cent of polluters required to report their emissions, tracking the origin of most airborne toxins in Toronto is a hopeless enterprise.