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Diving into the Murky Depths

January 1, 2004By Sarah Klahn

Top Issues in water quality in 2004

In 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Supreme Court will again be the primary forces behind water quality trends. For once, predicting the likely course of the Supreme Court may be easier than predicting EPA's course, given that the agency's new administrator had little experience with EPA-related environmental issues as governor of Utah.

Looking Ahead

January 1, 2004By Stephen I. Addlestone, JD

Top Issues in Waste Management in 2004

Despite changes in administration and economic and geo-political uncertainties, there continue to be developments in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) programs affecting waste management. This article examines several of those developments.

So You Need To Be a Consultant?

January 1, 2004By Richard MacLean

A survival guide to making the successful transition to being on your own

Many skilled senior professionals are finding themselves on their own, seeking employment for the first time after being forced to leave the "safe womb" of an organization that delivered their paycheck each month like clockwork.

All Locked Up

November 1, 2003

A new remediation tool uses a chemical compound to immobilize a range of metals that are common groundwater contaminants

Making a Difference

November 1, 2003

Our four Facilities of the Year are promoting profitable business practices while creating long-term positive impacts on the environment

On the Road to Cleaner Air

November 1, 2003By Brian Wight

An overview of the progress automotive manufacturers are making in the reduction of vehicle emissions

Responding to an SOS with CSOs

November 1, 2003By Lawrence H. Keith

A new stormwater management technology comes to the rescue in controlling pollutants released from combined sewer overflows (CSOs) during periods of heavy precipitation

The Strategy of Value

November 1, 2003By Peter S. Cartwright, P.E.

Adding business value takes a strategy, not just tactics

Building a Better Watchtower

October 1, 2003By Shannon D. Spence

The recent Earth Observation Summit signals a new international effort to deal with climate change and other important issues by setting up an integrated Earth observation system

Dealing with the "Big Dig"

October 1, 2003By Michael N. Wolfe, PhD

Large capacity storage tanks customized as filtration units proved successful in treating the massive volume of contaminated groundwater related to Boston's Turnpike extension project

Getting a Head Start

October 1, 2003By Richard Cooley, M.Ch.E.

A case for voluntarily controlling domestic greenhouse gas emissions now

Out to Lunch

October 1, 2003By Peter S. Cartwright, P.E.

Confronting business management's awareness of environmental realities

Regaining Paradise

October 1, 2003By Jim DiPeso

Restoration of the Mesopotamian Marshlands will incorporate people as part of the ecology in a project called "Eden Again"

All Pumped Up

September 1, 2003By R. Keith Hopson, JD

The environmental applications for perstaltic pumps continue to grow

Bioterrorism Education

September 1, 2003

The ethics and benefits of covering bioterrorism in the environmental science classroom