U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Transport Rule To Reduce Interstate Transport of Air Pollution

On July 6, 2010 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to address interstate transport of air pollution.  This proposed rule would replace the 2005 Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR).  The proposed rule, known as the Transport Rule, would require 31 states and the District of Columbia to improve air quality by reducing [...]

Avoiding Failures and Performance Issues with Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls and Slopes

Over the past 20 years, the use of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls and slopes has become very common in a large number of construction applications in the U.S. and around the world.  The technology used to build these structures is really quite simple:  reinforcing, typically metal or synthetic grids or sheets, are layered in [...]

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