With the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)’s historic investment in electric vehicles (EVs), we now have 7.5 billion reasons to shift to e-mobility, but we need only one reason: global warming.
Have you ever experienced the crushing disappointment of failing a test you knew was important? Our nation can relate. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave our infrastructure a C minus on its quadrennial report card. Even though not a failing grade, climate resilience and health equity do not recognize technicalities.
How can we reach net-zero emissions by 2050 if fossil fuels account for 80% of the world’s total energy consumption?1 The answer, while elusive, may lie within renewable energy.
Drinking water is a primary exposure pathway for PFAS contamination everywhere. This stark reality enforces the certainty that the dynamic, growing problem of PFAS touches not only our clients who we support to address complex remediation projects around the country, but also, you and me.
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) affect everyone. To put that into perspective, PFAS are found everywhere from arctic ice samples to our own blood—both places you would not expect, let alone want to find a man-made chemical. In trying to understand the magnitude of the situation, we look to the Department of Defense (DoD) who is arguably…
Rising expectations from regulators and shareholders are motivating many organizations, including federal agencies, to adopt new, ambitious approaches toward critical infrastructure improvements. With these approaches, their transportation, communications, and utilities can better withstand natural and manmade hazards.
The idea of “where” being equally as important as “what” and “how” has become mainstream these days. In one example that demonstrates the importance of location, Weston applied geospatial technologies (mapping tools that collect and process location-based data) to notify a major logistics client of impending weather…
The unusual events and stark images of the pandemic will forever be in our national consciousness. While undoubtedly unique, these experiences are collective: masks, empty grocery shelves, school closings, and a remote-work reality.
Our clients and the environmental infrastructure market are quickly adapting to business priorities shifting toward climate resilience. With a greater demand for resources by a burgeoning population, impacts from extreme weather events are posing a much larger threat to the global economy and environment.
