A new analysis released today by the Pacific Institute recommends specific actions that can annually save a million acre-feet of water quickly and at a lower economic and ecological cost than developing new supplies. The ...
Environment
Sep 8, 2010
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The use of salt to deice pavement can leave urban streams toxic to aquatic life, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study on the influence of winter runoff in northern US cities, with a special focus on eastern Wisconsin ...
Environment
Sep 1, 2010
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Controlling urban growth and increasing forested land are the most effective ways to decrease future water runoff and flooding, according to a Purdue University study.
Environment
Aug 19, 2010
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Researchers from the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) have calculated the energy and economic potential of urban solid waste, sludge from water treatment plants and livestock slurry for generating electricity in Spain. These ...
Environment
Feb 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer simulations for drought-prone areas reveal that when urban water planners combine three approaches of buying water -- permanent rights, options and leases -- the city avoids surplus water and high ...
Environment
Jan 18, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The ocean of stormwater that flows off of the sun-baked urban landscape is packing heat, and trout are starting to feel it.
Environment
Sep 10, 2009
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On March 14, 2008, a tornado swept through downtown Atlanta, its 130 mile-per-hour winds ripping holes in the roof of the Georgia Dome, blowing out office windows and trashing parts of Centennial Olympic Park. It was an event ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2009
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