January 12, 2017 Union demands send Japanese firm, jobs packing from California town The California city of Palmdale was ready to roll out the red carpet when a Japanese company agreed to build a $60 million factory on a city-owned, vacant parcel on the southwest side of town, but now the company is taking its project out of state and critics say union greed is to blame.
December 26, 2016 Sinkhole forces workers to pump sewage into Michigan river Officials say crews have begun pumping sewage into a Detroit-area river to prevent flooding after a sinkhole forced people from their homes and closed roads.
December 18, 2016 Mayor: Corpus Christi, Texas water ban lifted A nearly four-day ban on drinking the water in Corpus Christi, Texas, was lifted on Sunday after test results showed no contamination due to a chemical leak, the city's mayor announced.
December 18, 2016 Official say Corpus Christi had 3 reports of dirty water before ban There were three reports of dirty water before the 300,000 residents of Corpus Christi were told not to drink the city's water due to a chemical leak at an asphalt plant, city officials said Saturday, adding that the city has not found evidence of water contamination.
December 17, 2016 Federal appeals court won't block delivered water in Flint A federal appeals court on Friday refused to block delivery of free bottled water in Flint if residents have trouble with lead filters, saying Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration is exaggerating the scope and cost of compliance.
December 17, 2016 Email says chemical leak reported week before Corpus Christi residents were warned A chemical leak from an asphalt plant that led Corpus Christi officials to warn residents this week not to drink the water was apparently reported a week earlier, according to an email from a state environmental official that was obtained Friday.
December 11, 2016 University of Michigan, Google create Flint water crisis app , website The University of Michigan and Google have teamed up to create an app and website aimed at helping Flint residents and officials deal with the lead-contaminated water crisis.
December 10, 2016 Congress approves bill to authorize water projects Congress has approved a wide-ranging bill to authorize water projects across the country, including $170 million to address lead in Flint, Michigan's drinking water and $558 million to provide relief to drought-stricken California.
December 2, 2016 Court settlement filed over West Virginia mine pollution Environmentalists and the Pocahontas Land Corp. have agreed to settle a lawsuit over coal mine drainage into streams in southern West Virginia.
November 30, 2016 North Dakota borrows $7M more for pipeline protest costs North Dakota leaders will borrow an additional $7 million to cover the cost of law enforcement related to the ongoing protest of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline.
