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EPA finalizes stronger chemical risk evaluation process to protect workers and communities

April 30, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule that strengthens its process for conducting risk evaluations on chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)….

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Geosynthetics embankment with seismic resilience for highway

April 1, 2024

…fault ruptures. The second solution entails installing a diaphragm wall, soil-bentonite mixtures or ground improvement to divert the propagation of shear rupture beyond the boundaries of the target facilities. Alternatively,…

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Reflecting on the Robert M. Koerner Lectures

April 1, 2024

…design. Titled “From Zero Leak…to Zero Leakage,” his presentation delved into the remarkable progress made in geomembrane installation that has inspired progress in geosynthetic (geomembrane) design. Attendees were treated to…

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Montana DOT director retiring

March 22, 2024

…serve as the agency’s interim director. Malcolm “Mack” Long. Photo courtesy of Montana DOT. Appointed by Governor Greg Gianforte (R) as director in January 2021, Long brought 25 years of…

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Ensuring quality control in Cured-in-Place (CIPP) applications 

March 15, 2024

Installation of Cured-in-Place Thermosetting Resin Pipe (CIPP) ASTM D5813-04 Standard Specification for Cured-In-Place Thermosetting Resin Sewer Piping Systems NASSCO Cured-In-Place Pipe (CIPP) Installation, Performance Specification Guideline (PSG), March 2021

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Innovations in aquaculture with engineering plastics

March 11, 2024

Aquaculture, or fish farming, is essential to the global food system (1). In 2020, the combined output of fisheries and aquaculture set a record, reaching 236 million…

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FHWA’s Ocel receives 2024 Richard Fountain Award

March 4, 2024

…the FHWA in 2009 as the structural steel research program manager at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center near Washington, D.C. In 2021, he joined the FHWA’s Resource Center as a…

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Amy Bircher appointed to advisory committee by President Biden

February 26, 2024

…the visiting committee at WVU. Most recently, she pledged $200,000 to her alma mater for the development of a new textile lab, which opened on April 17, 2021, and is…

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WSDOT’s Millar receives 2024 OPAL Award from ASCE

February 20, 2024

…AASHTO 2022-2023 president, Millar also served as the chair of board of directors for the Intelligence Transportation Society of America from 2021 to 2022. He was also selected by The…

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Trout Unlimited rehabs Wisconsin river

February 10, 2024

…the installation of fixed structures within the stream itself. These structures were to include bank covers, half logs, and log drops. These efforts were identified to provide habitat for multiple…

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