Red River appoints Dan Kent as CTO
Red River announced that Dan Kent has been appointed Chief Technology Officer. In his role, Kent will oversee Red River’s expansive team of engineers and technical talent, lead solution development and innovation initiatives, and cultivate the comp.....»»
Superfund plan for Columbia River sparks debate in Northwest
It would create one of the largest Superfund sites in America and the first in which most of the toxic pollution comes from another country. But those are not the only unique aspects of an EPA proposal to add the upper reaches of the Columbia River i.....»»
Sectigo appoints Jason Scott as CISO
Sectigo announced the newest member of its senior executive team with the appointment of Jason Scott as CISO. Jason will oversee all aspects of cybersecurity at Sectigo including data, infrastructure, network, applications, and products. He joins the.....»»
Live in Henry Ford"s winter home for $4.5 million
The Cherry Hill House, built around 1870, overlooks a private golf course and Lake Clara at the Ford Field & River Club outside Savannah, Ga......»»
Textiles and food packaging biggest source of PFAS in Yangtze River
The first study of toxic "forever chemicals" along the full length of Asia's longest river, the Yangtze, has found 13 different types of PFAS, nearly half of them coming from textile treatments and food packaging......»»
New study flags alarmingly high levels of microplastics in Nigeria"s Osun River
The Osun River is one of the major rivers in southern Nigeria. It flows from its source in Ekiti State, through several states, before emptying into Lagos state's Lekki Lagoon. It is an important source of water for the communities that live around i.....»»
As feds stand down, states choose between wetlands protections or rollbacks
For 200 miles, the Wabash River forms the border between Illinois and Indiana as it meanders south to the Ohio River......»»
Ally Financial appoints new CEO
Michael Rhodes will be taking over Ally Financial Inc. as CEO effective April 29, replacing former CEO Jeffrey Brown, who stepped down at the end of January 2024 to take a role as president of Hendrick Automotive Group......»»
Future of 1 billion people in South Asia hinges on water pact, says new analysis
Better collaboration is urgently needed to mitigate the impacts of climate change on three key river basins in South Asia—the Brahmaputra, Indus and Ganges—according to new analysis......»»
Swapping Bordeaux for Kent, climate change to shift wine regions: Study
English wines could benefit at the expense of French and Italian vines as climate change shifts the landscape in traditional wine growing, according to a new study published on Tuesday......»»
Bridge collapses put transportation agencies’ emergency plans to the test
Agencies need to build or find excess vehicle capacity before a bridge fails. Enlarge / The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore on March 26. The co.....»»
Study reveals flood mud burden on Moreton Bay
University of Queensland sampling during and after the February 2022 Brisbane River flood has sounded a warning about the future of Moreton Bay with climate change predicted to bring more extreme weather......»»
Family trapped on Mt. Hood rescued via Emergency SOS via Satellite
High altitude combined with bad weather caused a group of hikers to become stranded, but they were rescued within 24 hours thanks to SOS via Satellite for iPhone.A family of hikers had hiked from the Salmon River Trailhead of Mt. Hood on Tuesday, ult.....»»
Court upholds California rules to protect fish, but Newsom wants lenient Delta approach
A Sacramento judge upheld a decision by California's water regulator to cut back agricultural and municipal water use from the San Joaquin River. The decision could lend support for future regulations in the rest of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River D.....»»
Researcher uses machine learning to help digitize ancient texts from Indus civilization
The civilization of Indus River Valley is considered one of the three earliest civilizations in world history, along with Mesopotamia and Egypt. Bigger geographically than those two as it unfolded starting in 3300 BCE across what is now Pakistan and.....»»
Uncovering the ripple effects of the climate crisis
No roads lead to Iquitos, a Peruvian port city surrounded by the Amazon rainforest and reachable only by river. The city's diverse communities and ways of living—including fishing and farming—were what drew Heidi Mendoza. She's a researcher who l.....»»
Research suggests how turbulence can be used to generate patterns
The turbulent motion of a tumbling river or the outflow from a jet engine is chaotic: that is, it contains no obvious pattern......»»
Ancient giant dolphin discovered in the Amazon
Paleontologists from the University of Zurich have announced the discovery of a new species of freshwater dolphin in the Peruvian Amazon region. Surprisingly, its closest living relatives can be found in the river dolphins of South Asia......»»
Dog-killing flatworm discovered in Southern California
UC Riverside scientists confirm, for the first time, that a potentially fatal dog parasite is present in a portion of the Colorado River that runs through California......»»
How AI is clearing the waters in urban rivers
Researchers have developed a new machine learning system to improve the accuracy and efficiency of sewer-river system models. This innovative approach, detailed in an article published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, promises to significa.....»»
Citizen scientists" "glass eel" data helps protect Hudson River
The Hudson River Eel Project—which has netted, counted and released roughly 2 million juvenile eels since its inception in 2008—owes its success to a cadre of nearly 1,000 high school, college and adult citizen scientists donating time and effort.....»»