The attorney helping the city of Fort Smith modify an onerous federal consent decree requiring significant sewer system ...

City directors are expected to vote on the long-anticipated modification of the consent decree related to the city's sewer ...

The city of Fort Smith has received a long-awaited consent decree modification from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) which, if approved, provides the city more time and flexibility ...

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Lackey's visit to Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley showcased ongoing wastewater upgrades, stormwater management, and environmental ...

Community advocates warn that without sustained reform, Cleveland risks repeating the unconstitutional policing patterns that triggered federal intervention in 2015 when the city was placed under a ...

Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey toured Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley to review brownfield reclamation and water infrastructure.

The U.S. Department of Justice and West Virginia’s Department of Environmental Protection has announced a proposed settlement with Antero Resources Corporation resolving alleged Clean Air Act and West ...

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This BND file photo shows a pipe on North 82nd Street in Cahokia Heights that has been the site of many sewage spills in a residential neighborhood. Derik Holtmann Belleville News-Democrat Residents ...

On the last day for comments regarding a proposed consent decree the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has entered with Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC, 27 Republican state senators ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Multiple federal consent decrees designed to fix troubled police departments across the U.S. have been terminated, but Cleveland’s arrangement has emerged as an ongoing success story ...