New report reveals Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets have the greatest number of high vulnerability areas, where elderly are especially at risk from heat related illnesses as the capital gets hotter. These areas combine risk factors including; high population…
Nuclear Veteran Named General Manager of AECOM’s Nuclear and Environment Strategic Business Unit
AIKEN, S.C., June 29, 2016—AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that Todd Wright, a 35-year nuclear weapons…
Gulf of Mexico Alliance Releases Governors’ Action Plan III for Healthy and Resilient Coasts
Ocean Springs, Miss.—The Gulf of Mexico Alliance (Alliance) released the Governors’ Action Plan III For Healthy and Resilient Coasts today. This is…
Using Lake Michigan Turtles to Measure Wetland Pollution
Decades of unregulated industrial waste dumping in areas of the Great Lakes have created a host of environmental and wildlife problems. Now it appears that Lake Michigan painted and snapping turtles could be a useful source for measuring the resulting pollution.…
Designing a Better Built Environment
The goal of "sustainability" is to reduce humans' impact on the natural environment. These impacts often take the form of facilities and structures such as bridges, highways, and cities that are built and used on an everyday basis. Oral Buyukozturk, an…
Coal-tar Based Sealcoats for Pavement far More Toxic than Suspected
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The pavement sealcoat products used widely around the nation on thousands of asphalt driveways and parking lots are significantly more toxic and mutagenic than previously suspected, according to a new paper published this week by researchers…
Penske Truck Leasing Captures Fourth Straight SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award
READING, Pa., April 22, 2016—Penske Truck Leasing is celebrating Earth Day this year with its fourth straight SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award. The company is one of seven organizations, and the only transportation corporation, being accorded with this…
Strong and Lightweight Titanium Alloy Aims at Improving Vehicle Fuel Economy
RICHLAND, Wash. – An improved titanium alloy — stronger than any commercial titanium alloy currently on the market — gets its strength from the novel way atoms are arranged to form a special nanostructure. For the first time, researchers have been able…
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Safe for Water?
Farmers in drought areas are especially concerned by this question. As fresh water resources become scarce, one option for water-conscious farmers is to water crops with treated wastewater. This effluent is becoming a more popular option for applications that…
University of Saskatchewan Engineers Receive Funds for Pipeline Research and Environmental Protection
University of Saskatchewan researchers working to protect the environment from oil and mining contamination and improve nuclear power technology have received a $1.5 million boost from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).…
