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WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Leading global engineering firm bolsters WDBC efforts to promote design-build solutions for America’s infrastructure crisis -
The Water Design-Build Council announced today that Black & Veatch has become the Council’s newest member.
Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch is an innovative and highly respected engineering, consulting and construction company with the mission of Building a World of Difference®. An employee-owned company with more than 100 offices around the world, Black & Veatch is listed on the Forbes "500 Largest Private Companies in the United States” and specializes in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, federal, management consulting and environmental markets.
Dan McCarthy, President and CEO, will represent Black & Veatch on the Board of Directors. “As the newest member of the Water Design-Build Council,” McCarthy said, “we look forward to working with our fellow organizations to advance the use of design-build for water and wastewater projects. We think it is critical to educate the Obama administration, Congress, governors, mayors, and other municipal leaders about the value of design-build in addressing the urgent infrastructure issues we face as a nation.”
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WASHINGTON, DC -
To:
President-elect Obama
The
U.S. House of Representative
The
U.S. Senate
U.S.
Governors
The
Water Design-Build Council (WDBC) welcomes the incoming President and
is honored to pledge our whole-hearted support in helping him address
some of the most daunting economic and environmental issues ever
faced by a new administration.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Wednesday, December 17 @ 06:38:36 EST (788 reads)
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WASHINGTON, DC - The Water Design-Build Council recently completed a telephone survey of 24 municipal water utility executives who have undertaken design-build for their water or wastewater projects. Respondents to the “Survey of Municipal Clients for Design-Build of Water and Wastewater Systems” had, on average, slightly less than six years experience with design-build, a project delivery process which provides all of the services necessary to both design and construct a project through a single contracting entity. Using open- and closed-ended questions, the survey revealed a generally high level of customer satisfaction among respondents. To judge the success of their projects, the survey focused on four areas: schedule, budget, performance requirements, and design requirements. Respondents gave high marks for all four categories.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Sunday, December 14 @ 22:40:40 EST (635 reads)
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WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - The American Eagle Day resolution (S. Res. 583) was introduced in the
U.S. Senate on June 5, 2008 by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and
Robert Byrd (D-WV). The national effort was spear-headed but the
non-profit American Eagle Foundation (AEF) of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee,
headquarted at Dollywood.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - The Spring issue of Organic Style magazine
(http://www.OrganicStyleMag.com) highlights visionaries who have taken
courageous, inspiring action in pursuit of humanitarianism and
environmental justice.
The cover story features Julia Butterfly Hill who lived – for 738 days
– in an ancient redwood tree to save it from the lumber mill. Now,
Hill's non-profit Engage Network works with groups across the nation on
building community and undertaking social and environmental action, to
help them, as Hill says, "at finding their own trees."
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CAPITOLA, CALIFORNIA - Today, the entire Ocean Champions community reaffirms its strong
support for the revised OCEANS-21 Bill. For decades scientists have
identified major threats to our oceans and environmentalists have
fought for stronger protection.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - In response to petitions and litigation from the Center for Biological
Diversity, on March 6 the federal government declared the North Pacific
right whale “endangered” under the federal Endangered Species Act. The
whale, once ranging from California to Alaska and across the North
Pacific to Russia and Japan, is now the most endangered large whale in
the world. Perhaps fewer than 50 individuals remain in a population
that visits the Bering Sea each summer to feed.
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SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO - Feb. 22, 2008 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the
removal of wolves from the Endangered Species Act's list of endangered
and threatened species in a vast area of the northern Rocky Mountains
and adjoining regions Thursday. The move will strip wolves of federal
protections throughout all of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana and portions
of Utah, Oregon, and Washington. Officials from both Idaho and Wyoming
have made clear that they intend to dramatically increase the numbers
of wolves that are shot and killed.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Monday, February 25 @ 06:22:51 EST (646 reads)
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RICHMOND, VERMONT - Feb. 19, 2008 Citing a threat to bats from a new disease that is
widespread, severe, and imminent, conservation organizations Monday
petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for immediate action to
prevent further harm to endangered bats.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Thursday, February 21 @ 07:04:40 EST (757 reads)
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NAIROBI, KENYA - Feb. 18, 2008 International bans on the ivory trade and efforts
to control poaching have helped Kenya's elephant population rebound,
wildlife authorities say. In the Tsavo/Mkomazi area -- a conservancy in
the larger Tsavo area in southern Kenya -- the elephant population grew
from 10,397 in 2005 to 11,696 in 2008, according the Kenya Wildlife
Service.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Tuesday, February 19 @ 15:29:30 EST (646 reads)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - Feb. 14, 2008 North America's largest flying bird was nearly lost
to extinction, but thanks to a collaborative effort the California
condor's future is flying high and news abounds.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Monday, February 18 @ 12:02:44 EST (473 reads)
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FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA - Feb. 12, 2008 Citing widespread public opposition and a flawed
environmental review, conservationists Monday requested that the Kaibab
National Forest withdraw approval of up to 39 new uranium-exploration
drilling sites immediately south of Grand Canyon National Park. The
Forest Service had claimed that the proposed drilling was exempt from
detailed environmental review because it would have no effect on the
environment.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Friday, February 15 @ 19:25:51 EST (477 reads)
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NAIROBI, KENYA - Feb. 7, 2008 Pollution, unchecked development, and uncontrolled
fishing are endangering the ecological health of the Chobe River,
experts recently told the Daily News, a Botswana daily. The Chobe River
marks the boundaries of Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, and Zimbabwe and
flows along the northeastern border of Botswana's Chobe National Park.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Friday, February 08 @ 15:11:25 EST (1972 reads)
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA - Feb. 6, 2008 A federal court has upheld
protection of 8.6 million acres of critical habitat spread across
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado for the threatened Mexican
spotted owl.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Thursday, February 07 @ 08:47:24 EST (579 reads)
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BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Feb. 5, 2008 Former MLB, World Series
winner Darrell Evans is fed up with the current MLB steroid scandal.
Darrell is committed to use his popularity and those of his retired
colleagues to promote environmental issues and at the same time improve
the image of Major League Baseball players everywhere.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Wednesday, February 06 @ 14:03:27 EST (354 reads)
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RUTLAND, VERMONT - Jan. 30, 2008 In response to information about
a mysterious illness that has been associated with the deaths of more
than 8,000 bats, on Tuesday conservation groups asked the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to close all bat hibernation sites and withdraw all
federal permits to "take" - that is, harm or kill - imperiled bats
until the cause of the deaths is understood. One species of bat that is
at risk is the endangered Indiana bat.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Monday, February 04 @ 08:08:10 EST (288 reads)
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WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Jan. 30, 2008 More than 600
prominent scientists from across the United States are calling on
Congress to pass legislation that will curb America's global warming
pollution and help protect wildlife and other natural resources
threatened by global warming.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Thursday, January 31 @ 13:32:49 EST (699 reads)
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PEPPERELL, MASSACHUSETTS - PEPPERELL, MASSACHUSETTS, Jan. 29, 2008 The Trust for Public Land
(TPL), a national nonprofit conservation organization, and Pepperell
town officials announced today that the 140-acre Keyes Conservation
Project has been successfully concluded.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Tuesday, January 29 @ 15:39:50 EST (385 reads)
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SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO - SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO, Jan. 18, 2008 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service announced January 17 that it will not prepare a recovery plan
for the endangered jaguar and will not attempt to recover the species
in the United States or throughout its range in North and South
America. The decision was signed by Fish and Wildlife Service Director
Dale Hall on January 7, 2008.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, Jan. 17, 2008 The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service listed six imperiled birds from around the world as
endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act Wednesday.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Tuesday, January 22 @ 11:53:05 EST (243 reads)
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DES MOINES, IOWA - DES MOINES, IOWA, Jan. 16, 2008 The Rwandan government, Great Ape
Trust of Iowa and Earthpark have announced that the Gishwati Forest
Reserve is the future site of the Rwanda National Conservation Park,
setting into motion one of Africa's most ambitious forest restoration
and ecological research efforts ever.
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WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Jan. 8, 2007 Responding to the
Bush administration's announcement that it will miss Wednesday's
deadline to issue a final Endangered Species Act listing determination
for the polar bear due to global warming, conservation groups announced
their intent to go to court to enforce the deadline.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Saturday, January 12 @ 10:25:42 EST (306 reads)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, Jan. 1, 2007 On December 28, the
National Marine Fisheries Service-the federal agency in charge of ocean
species management-announced that it would examine in detail whether
waters off the California and Oregon coasts should be protected as
critical habitat for the endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle, a
species whose frequent and deadly encounters with longline and gillnet
fishing gear meant to catch swordfish have put it on a steep slide
toward extinction.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Wednesday, January 02 @ 13:42:09 EST (372 reads)
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HONOLULU, HAWAII - HONOLULU, HAWAII, Dec. 24, 2007 This week in Global Ecology and
Biogeography, encouraging news has emerged for one of the world's
largest marine herbivores, the green turtle (Chelonia mydas). A new
study shows that long-term protection of the sea turtles' nesting
beaches is successful in achieving increases in the green turtle
populations.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Thursday, December 27 @ 20:27:24 EST (226 reads)
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FRESNO, CALIFORNIA - FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, Dec. 21, 2007
California farmers are coming to the aid of a tiny endangered fish, the Delta Smelt.
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Posted by jgprimenews on Thursday, December 27 @ 19:57:28 EST (255 reads)
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