Many predicted in the days leading up to the release of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision in West Virginia v. EPA that something “big” was about to happen. In any other decade, I think the decision would’ve been characterized…
CivilGEO’s GeoHECRAS is a 2022 Industry Leader with Top G2 Software Rankings
Widely recognized business solutions ratings platform, G2, has placed CivilGEO’s GeoHECRAS as its Summer 2022 Top Performer in the category of Best…
Thoughts From Engineers: When Cities in the Midwest Run Dry
The states surrounding the Great Lakes have always been a bit smug about the bounty of freshwater on their doorstep. These states have been equally…
Thoughts From Engineers: On Shaky Ground: The Effect of Human Activity on Drinking Water
The results of a study examining the relationship between land use and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) contamination were published in the Journal of Environmental Science and Technology in February 2022 (bit.ly/PFAS2022).…
Thoughts From Engineers: Cybersecurity: More at Risk Than Meets the Eye
As an indicator of how quickly events are evolving lately, by the time this column goes to print, the geopolitical circumstances in which we find ourselves today could be radically changed. What seemed unlikely to occur a few months ago—namely the invasion…
Thoughts From Engineers: The Elusive Plea of COP26
I’ll confess I’m probably more fixated than most on climate-related news. When the media began to post updates on the progress of the United Nation’s 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Scotland in early November 2021, I was ready to see the…
Thoughts From Engineers: Stepping Up Source-Water Protection
If a watershed was the subject of a play, this one could fill the house. Set in southwestern Wisconsin in a watershed known as Black Earth Creek, the plot has some interesting elements: a failing landfill; a Class 1 trout stream; development pressure from…
Thoughts From Engineers: Climate Report Issues Bleak Predictions
Engineers are problem solvers by profession, but, in many respects, we are pioneers as well—now more than ever.
G2 Crowd Recognizes CivilGEO as a High Performer in the 2021 Fall Grid® Report
Madison, WI – CivilGEO, a leading provider of civil engineering software, is proud to announce that it has been identified as one of the top Civil Engineering Design Software products based on its high customer satisfaction ratings, according to the G2 Crowd…
Thoughts From Engineers: Microplastics: An Unavoidable Reality of Modern Life?
Our dependence on plastics, most of which are based on a formula developed from coal, natural gas and crude oil, is another aspect of our deep-rooted reliance on fossil fuels. The battle to move away from these fuels to support our way of life is best described…
