Kensington palace Gardens in London, England. By Malkalior. Used through GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
These are some of the stories we’ve been following this week.
- A NASDAQ executive discussed the differences in capital raising for private and public companies.
- Researchers in North Dakota tested a new way to remove salt from land where it was introduced during the hydraulic fracturing process. The new method removed as much as 57 percent of the salt from the soil during testing.
- A new study out this month found that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have caused irreversible damage to the marshes along the Gulf Coast.
- The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program was renewed through the Continuing Resolution, a stop-gap funding bill, passed by both houses of Congress. However, the bill is good only through December 9.
- A landfill in Kansas is building a $16 million methane gas plant and pipeline that will provide a renewable energy source for nearby residents.
- The combination of a tight job market and rising minimum wages worked to increase overall wages.
- The Animas River appears to be recovering well from the contaminants that spilled into it from Gold King Mine last year. Annual fish counts are improving, according to biologists.
- Uncertainty over the recent “Brexit” vote have sent home prices tumbling on Britain’s most expensive street. Property values dropped on average by more than £4 million.
- Environmentalists sued ExxonMobil, alleging the company’s fuel storage terminal in Boston polluted the nearby Mystic River.
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