What is a County? It’s no secret that the history of the United States of America can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the roles and powers of…

If you’re like most people, when you hear about Italy your brain thinks of pizza, pasta, or espresso. One thing that you might not think about is engineering! Have you…

In a recent blog post, “What Is a Rain Garden?” we asked readers if they knew where water goes when it rains. It’s easy to assume that stormwater runoff is…

Do you know where water goes when it rains? If you’re like many people, you might assume that stormwater runoff is captured, treated at a water treatment plant, and then…

The Real Impact of Environmental Engineering As humans, we’ve always engineered our environment to some extent. From the early days of civilization and finding ways to safely acquire freshwater, to…