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Water to fi x the problems that caused the illegal
diversion and clean up the impacted areas.
Environment Department offi cials said El Paso
Water illegally discharged up to 10 million gallons
of raw wastewater daily into the river last August.
They said sewage traveled downstream along
the New Mexico-Texas border for nearly 2 miles,
and the illegal discharge didn't stop until January.
El Paso Water is accused of not reporting the
unauthorized discharge to state environmental
offi cials, in violation of the Water Quality Act and
Water Quality Control Commission regulations.
County Approves 34-mile
Underground Tunnel Network
in Las Vegas
The Clark County Commissioners have approved
the Vegas Loop, a 34-mile transportation system
that will run underneath downtown Las Vegas,
the Boring Company told MSN.
Plans originally called for a 29-mile tunnel
network connecting 51 stations, but fi ve miles and
four stations were added, including ones that will
serve the city's airport and the Allegiant Stadium.
Construction on the tunneling system is
expected to begin in 2023, Boring Co. President
Steve Davis told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Currently, only 1.7 miles of the Vegas Loop
are operational underneath the Las Vegas
Convention Center (LVCC), however, LVCC and
Visitors Authority CEO Steve Hill said he expects
more portions serving parts of the
Resort Corridor to be operational in 2023.
North Dakota Extends Deadline
for Gas Pipeline Proposals
A panel that regulates North Dakota's energy
industry voted to extend the deadline for proposals
to build a natural gas pipeline from western North
Dakota's oil patch to the eastern part of the state.
The three-member, all-Republican North
Dakota Industrial Commission headed by Gov.
Doug Burgum moved the deadline for proposals
to Aug. 15 after no applications were received by
the previous May deadline.
The North Dakota Legislature in November
set aside $150 million in federal coronavirus aid
to help construct such a trans-state pipeline for
natural gas. The idea, pushed by Burgum, was
to help cut down on the wasteful fl aring at oil
well sites and pipe it to communities in the gaspoor
eastern part of the state, hoping to spur
industrial development.
WBI Energy, a subsidiary of Bismarck-based
MDU Resources Group, said the project was not
viable due to regulatory uncertainty, limited instate
demand and rising construction, labor and
land-acquisition costs. MDU Resources is North
Dakota's only Fortune 500 company.
NM Reaches $32 Million
Settlement over Mine
Wastewater Spill
New Mexico and the U.S. government have
reached a $32 million settlement over a 2015 mine
spill that polluted rivers in three western states.
The release of 3 million gallons of toxic
wastewater was caused by Environmental
Protection Agency contractors attempting
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