Cutting carbon and hardening infrastructure at the same time won't be easy. Doing both requires a revolution in how civil engineering is practiced, says veteran engineer and sustainability guru Bill Wallace. Read more in his new book, The Great Civil Engineering Overhaul.
Bill awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul signature requires oil and gas companies to pay for project costs associated with climate change and climate resilience
Bill awaiting state Gov. Kathy Hochul's signature requires oil and gas companies to pay for project costs associated with climate change and climate resilience.
With AI-driven modeling, flood projections and scenario plans can be set
up quickly, allowing far more sensitivity and insight than a static
projection can generate from historical data.
In densely populated cities surrounded on all sides by water—the borough of Manhattan in New York City as a prime example—the risks from sea level rise and climate change are not just hypotheticals; they are existential threats.
A $283-million gas power plant being built near Billings may face added environmental scrutiny as state Supreme Court weighs Aug. 14 lower court ruling of state law barring greenhouse gas emission impact review as unconstitutional.
July 2023 will go in the record books for its remarkable persistent heat. Phoenix saw the mercury pass 100° F for 22 days in June, and so far in July, there have been 25 days where the high temperature never fell below 110°F. And on July 19, when the high temperature hit 119° F, the night low temperature never fell below 97° F.