Environmental

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To create a reinforced dune on Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, New York District first constructed a line of steel sheet piles into the
beach. Credit: USACE. | Community RISES to Occasion

Community RISES to Occasion

Rockaway Beach Coastal Restoration Project, New York City By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D. Allan Little, a sixty-two-year-old Far Rockaway resident, who is deaf, is sitting next to a beach dune, digging…

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A city model in RWDI’s boundary layer wind tunnel. | Addressing the Microclimate

Addressing the Microclimate

By Luke Carothers Neetha standing in front of the Austin TX city skyline. Neetha Vasan is a Senior Microclimate Scientist and Associate at Rowan William Davies & Irwin (RWDI) LLC,…

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Some communities are taking steps to address climate change with their wastewater infrastructure. Photo credit:  Jenn Bakker/Breathtakingmomentsphotography.com | Under Water?

Under Water?

Climate Change Imperils Some Wastewater Treatment Plants – And Their Workers By Thomas Renner Climate change is being felt all around the world, even in some areas that escape attention.…

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