Tag: Environmental Connection
Harnessing AI-Powered Tools for Compliance
With the rapid proliferation and growth in the capability of artificial intelligence (AI)-based applications, many industries have begun to explore their use to streamline...
P-ACB Pavement for Better Performance and Less Maintenance
Communities across the nation are faced with growing pressures to better address the persistent challenge of urban stormwater. Permeable pavement was developed to overcome...
Innovation Recharges Stormwater Treatment through Electrical Flocculation Research
Stormwater runoff is a leading source of water quality impairment in the United States. The most common pollutants carried by stormwater include sediment, pathogens,...
Demonstrating the Beauty of Wetlands and Stormwater Treatment
When a suburban wetland complex threatened the water quality of a nearby lake and an undeveloped area between the two bodies of water, a...
Hydrologic Effects Due to Watershed Wildfires
Wildfire is a natural phenomenon that can drastically alter watershed hydrologic conditions. Watersheds that experience wildfires can produce peak flows orders of magnitude greater...
Embrace STEM for Success
Erosion control and stormwater companies are often seen simply as environmental service providers. However, your businesses are deeply rooted in science, technology, engineering and...
How Soil Properties Influence Mud Removal from Tires
One of the most common sediment management problems on construction sites is mud deposited on roads by vehicles, commonly referred to as “track-out,” as...
Oysters and Otters Help Protect Shorelines
Teaming up with nature to protect shorelines usually conjures up the use of various types of native plants to stabilize the banks. However, members...
Floating Islands in Dubuque’s Bee Branch Creek
Located along the banks of the Mississippi River, the City of Dubuque, Iowa, USA, has a long history of dealing with flooding, particularly in...
Leveraging Solar Farms for Growth of Biocrusts
Deserts are commonly thought of as dusty places because they often are. An inherently sparse vegetation cover makes soils of arid lands more prone...
