environment

ExxonMobil faces lawsuit after Arkansas oil spill
May 2013, Vol. 68 No. 5

Two residents in Mayflower, AR, have filed a class-action lawsuit against ExxonMobil after a pipeline rupture that allowed thousands of barrels of heavy crude oil to flow into a residential area on March 29. They are seeking more than $5 million in damages. As many as 22 homes had to be evacuated and wildlife was endangered.

Emergency Pipe Bursting Project In Alaska Uses Chain-Drive System
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
February 2013, Vol. 68 No. 2

Those in the lower 48 U.S. states know that winters in Alaska are very cold and that everyday life for the hardy souls who live there is different in many ways.

Industry Steps Up In Wake Of Hurricane Sandy
January 2013, Vol. 68, No. 1

Industry efforts are well underway to assist with the relief efforts stemming from Hurricane Sandy that that devastated portions of the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeastern United States during late October 2012, with lesser impacts in the Southeastern, Midwestern states and Eastern Canada.

Agencies celebrate 40 years of Clean Water Act, outline a future
December 2012, Vol. 67 No. 12

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Water Environment Federation (WEF), and the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA) along with local utilities and others in the clean water community came together to celebrate 40 years of accomplishments under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and to call for a new vision to ensure further water quality progress.

Worried about Wyden
December 2012, Vol. 67 No. 12

The results of the November presidential and congressional elections portend "more of the same" with regard to issues of interest to the gas transmission industry. Current regulatory dockets already underway will continue along their current track. Those dockets concern greenhouse gas emissions, the integrity management program and fracking.

New Tools Added To WERF’s SIMPLE Online Knowledge Base
December 2012, Vol. 67 No. 12

Improving the quality of wastewater service is daunting in the face of the challenges posed by aging of the networks of pipes and pumping stations; over 800,000 miles of water pipe and 600,000 miles of wastewater infrastructure with some components over 100 years old.

Obama Drilling Expansion In Alaska Falls Short For Some
October 2012, Vol. 67 No. 10

ConocoPhillips Alaska, among the most active companies exploring for oil and gas in northern Alaska, found a lot not to like in the Obama administration decision in mid-August with regard to development of the 22.8 million acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

Solar Farm Uses Underground HDPE Conduit For Longevity, Quick Install
October 2012, Vol. 67 No. 10

The largest solar farm of its kind in North America elected to locate power and control cables in underground conduit made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) as a way to increase the life of the facility. The 2.2 MW solar farm covers 25 acres and includes 382 solar trackers.

Editor's Log: Acts Of Nature
May 2012, Vol. 67 No. 5

By now, most people in North America – indeed, around the world – are well aware of the growing energy treasure trove being discovered in shale rock.

Drought Brings Challenges To City Water Departments
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
May 2012, Vol. 67 No. 5

Failed crops drooping over dry, rock-hard soil backed by record heat . . . dried lake beds and farm ponds . . . reservoirs falling to dangerously-low levels . . . wildfires burning tens of thousands of acres, consuming everything in their path . . .

And the list goes on.

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