Michael Phillis

By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Abandoned coal mines in the U.S. have been polluting rivers and streams for decades, but efforts to finally clean up the sites could soon get a big boost from the infrastructure bill. Tucked into the Senate-passed infrastructure bill is $11.3 bill…

Dave & Buster’s: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot  San Luis Obispo Tribune

A multi-billion dollar system of seawalls, levees, pumps and other flood controls helped shield New Orleans from the surge of ocean water swept up by Hurricane Ida. But Ida also encountered natural barriers like wetlands that act as a “speed bump” and blunt the impact of storms.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a Trump-era rule that ended federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands, and other waterways and left them vulnerable to pollution from nearby development.

Hunting theme no longer mandatory in US duck stamp contest | 790 KGMI  KGMI

Artists will no longer have to incorporate hunting imagery to win a coveted spot for their work on the federal duck stamp, a reversal of a Trump-era requirement.

Hunting Theme No Longer Mandatory in US Duck Stamp Contest  U.S. News & World Report

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced 2021-22 hunting season dates and bag limits for mourning dove, woodcock, snipe, and sora and Virginia rails. The seasons are set within the annual guidelines established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The dove season is split into thr…

An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday gave her initial signoff to a proposed $7 million settlement to end six lawsuits challenging a bait-and-switch scheme an electricity supplier allegedly pulled on customers, but warned she has “serious concerns” about the deal’s value.

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Words of Wisdumb from a Fun Nun– By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “Now that Pride Month is over, should we stop being proud of being LGBTQ? Absolutely NOT! Queer Pride is 24/7 nonstop!” QUEERTY presented PRIDE50: A VIRTUAL CELEBRATION on June 22 hosted by Dan Tracer honoring 50 individual…

A Brazilian oil and gas conglomerate’s bankruptcy administrator accused a group of creditors of scheming to be paid quickly in an oil rig deal that simultaneously jeopardized the company’s finances and the interests of other creditors and wants to recoup $465 million in alleged unjust enrichment.

The owners of a rail car cleaning service that employed two workers killed in a 2015 explosion pled guilty Monday to charges related to the deaths, which prosecutors said came after a history of safety violations.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday included per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in the draft of its latest list of water contaminants, which sets up the group of so-called “forever chemicals” for potential regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

An Energy Transfer LP subsidiary sued the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration in an effort to keep secret risk modeling for its Mariner East 2 pipeline that bisects Pennsylvania, arguing that releasing the information could help “criminals or terrorists.”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has urged a Texas federal judge to limit a proposed class action by white farmers challenging an American Rescue Plan loans program for socially disadvantaged farmers, saying the plaintiffs don’t have standing to fight other federal programs that rely on similar cl…

The White House on Monday gave federal agencies longer to come up with proposals to comply with a 2020 National Environmental Policy Act update, giving space as the Biden administration continues to consider whether to implement the Trump-era changes at all.

Queer nightlife hub Oasis reopens on Pride weekend with drag favorites and new innovative shows.

The “outrageous” $20 million fine that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff proposes to levy against Energy Transfer Partners LP for demolishing an allegedly historic building while constructing the $4.2 billion Rover pipeline project “displays a reckless disregard for the law and facts,” the …

A D.C. federal judge said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not have to release a draft assessment on the human health risks of formaldehyde, deciding that it reveals the deliberations of the agency and is exempt from public records law.