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There’s currently no sign of California’s dry spell abating. With much of the state’s sources of water bone dry, authorities have turned to the Pacific for their water need. All eyes are [...]

Last April, the city council of Fremont, NE convened to look at their numbers regarding the city’s flood mitigation projects: a viaduct and a levee. Currently, the city is funding the [...]

Stormwater ponds and wetlands are designed to collect polluted stormwater that would otherwise flow into rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water during a precipitation event. For these systems [...]

According to a study by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), the Midwest and Great Lakes region has seen a 31 percent increase in heavy rainfall and snow events over the [...]

According to a study conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, natural oceanic and atmospheric patterns—and not global warming—are to blame for the massive drought that [...]

For a state that uses more water than it can provide, California is treading on perilous parched grounds. Although its key reservoirs can deliver water by the trillions of liters every year, the [...]

Urban flooding is a prevalent problem worldwide, even in the United States. In some areas, a single heavy storm can be enough to cause massive flooding that paralyzes transportation and utility [...]

Motor oil floating and swirling on water may be a mesmerizing sight, but it can be harmful to the environment. A 1-acre parking lot generally collects about 4 gallons of motor oil in a year. Most [...]

Venice Island, in Philadelphia, was recently opened to the public after a $46 million makeover, part of the city’s $2.5-billion plan to become a national role model for green water [...]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regularly offers technical assistance grants (TAGs) to select communities as assistance in dealing with hazardous waste management. Communities hiring [...]