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An assessment of the Chernobyl disaster 38 years after it happened

Saturday, April 26, 1986, 01:23:45 AM local time. A terrifying accident was taking place in the northern Ukraine, in the former USSR. Few people realized it immediately, and even fewer were aware of...

New study finds above-limit quantities of PFAS “forever chemicals” in water globally

A new study, led by the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia was published on Monday, April 8, 2024, in the Natural Geoscience journal, which found that “forever chemicals” exist at hig...

Largest dam removal in US history reaches important milestone

The largest dam removal in the history of the United States is currently taking place on the Klamath River, which flows through Oregon and northern California. The Klamath River has historically been...

North America’s largest biochar plant to be constructed in Canada

North America’s largest biochar production plant is set to be constructed in Port-Cartier, Quebec, Canada. Furthermore, the project will be realized by a Canadian-French consortium, and its first ph...

Purdue Geotechnical Society’s 19th G.A Leonards Lecture now on YouTube

Professor Krishna Reddy gave the 19th G.A. Leonards Lecture on “Sustainability and Resiliency-Based Innovation: Research and Practices in Geoenvironmental Engineering”, which was hosted by the Purdue...

Vast environmental impact expected by the Nova Kakhovka breach in Ukraine

The Nova Kakhovka dam, the largest dam in Ukraine in terms of volume and one of the largest in the world, was breached in the early morning hours of June 6. Its construction started in 1950 and last...

Renault plans to use geothermal energy in its Douai factory in France

Renault has announced plans to use geothermal energy to cover the needs of its Douai factory in a one-of-its-kind project, expected to replace 70% of the plant’s natural gas needs. The geothermal pl...

The world’s 100th Nereda wastewater treatment plant built in Florida, USA

Nereda technology wastewater treatment plants require 50% less energy and are up to four times smaller than conventional ones. Furthermore, Nereda plants exist in 21 countries on 6 continents and...

CLaSH invites you to join us for the 2023 Land Surface Hazards Modeling Expo!

The Center for Land-Surface Hazards (CLaSH) invites you to the 2023 Land Surface Hazards Modeling Expo, the first part of which will be held online on May 1-2. The Modeling Expo will take place in...

Massive sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, starts growing again, after 15 years of being stable

A large sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, U.S.A. started growing again on Sunday, April 2, roughly 15 years after it first appeared. Furthermore, the sinkhole opened up in 2008 as a 20ft. hole, and rap...

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