WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the America's Water Infrastructure Act (S. 3591): The bill would: * Authorize appropriations for 18 grant programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund clean- water infrastructure projects and programs * Authorize appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers to construct 29 new water infrastructure projects * Authorize appropriations for the subsidy cost of loans made under EPA'  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46610) entitled "Regulation and Reclamation of Coal Mining: Select Issues and Legislation". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Nov. 17 and written by analyst in environmental policy Lance N. Larson: In the United States, coal mining operations supported economic growth and electrical power generation needs throughout the 20th century. Prior to the enactment of the Surface Mining Control and Reclam  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- The Conservation Fund issued the following news release: PotlatchDeltic Corporation (NASDAQ: PCH) has completed the previously announced sale of 72,440 acres of forestland in northern and central Minnesota to The Conservation Fund for nearly $48 million. The Conservation Fund's purchase will provide time for the development and implementation of permanent conservation strategies with local partners that will preserve working forestlands and safeguard jobs, while   more