In West Texas, ranchers like Schuyler Wight have noticed a growing number of abandoned wells coming back to life, with gassy water gushing onto their land. 

"I am told [by the DEP] to catch the truck. I'm told to be my own cop," one Pennsylvania resident says about roadside fracking wastewater dumps.

Terracon's acquisition spree comes as the company seeks to bolster its offerings nationwide. With more than 6,000 employee-owners across over 175 locations, Terracon is already a major player in the engineering consulting space.

Critics pan how the cuts will impact conservation efforts. Supporters counter that it will help with energy independence. 

The report urges Illinois to seize this opportunity by leveraging new federal funding for abandoned mine land remediation.

Su said that their findings will guide the development of better systems that involve ion separations such as materials recycling and metal recovery. 

The researchers underscore that the developed coating can also be applied to graphene oxide and titanium dioxide, used for environmental remediation.

The results of a review commissioned in 2020 confirm that the 2013 selected cleanup plan remains the best option, but costs have increased.

Paragon Soil & Environmental Consulting, Inc., brings its soils, vegetation and wetlands development and reclamation expertise in Western Canada to Montrose Environmental Group.

The expected completion date for this project is May 2026.