Pennsylvania’s energy history is rich with the quantities of fossil fuels that it has produced, but is also rife with the environmental legacies of coal mining and, more recently, hydrofracturing.... Read More...
MIT engineers have come up with a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, and deliver that energy back into an electric grid on demand. ... Read More...
Designs that move toward more naturalized stormwater management can help counterbalance impervious urban development.
By Gerald DeFelicis, Jr., LLA, RLA, PP, w... Read More...
Smart surface technologies such as green roofs produce savings in the form of lower energy and water bills, lower health costs, reduced water treatment, and inf... Read More...
By 2050, a city the size of London could be created every seven weeks if current trends in urban expansion continue, according to a study co-led by a Texas A&M University faculty-researcher.... Read More...
Flooding caused by an increasing number of intense storms is a national challenge and significant source of economic loss, social disruption and housing inequality across the United States, says a new report from Texas A&M University and the University of Maryland.... Read More...
California's deadly Camp Fire is now 100 percent contained, but low humidity and strong winds in the state mean that wildfires could strike again. Unfortunately, better building materials and planning can only offer so much protection, says a Purdue University natural hazards engineering expert.... Read More...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) to solicit a private partner to develop a wetlands mitigation banking project in southeastern Pennsylvania. ... Read More...
On Nov. 13, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final SEIS) for the Fargo-Moorhead Flood Risk Management project, describing the potential environmental and social effects of the revised Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project.... Read More...
