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Tahoe Goes High Tech to Fight Aquatic Invasive Weeds

Jul 11, 2017, 13:17 ET Tahoe Goes High Tech to Fight Aquatic Invasive Weeds

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Tahoe Fund announced the start of an innovative pilot project to test the use of UV light to fight aquatic invasive weeds in Lake Tahoe. The UV light boat has been deployed in South Lake Tahoe, CA and has begun analyzing the effects of deep penetrating UV light on aquatic invasive weeds in Lakeside Marina and open water...


Jul 11, 2017, 08:01 ET CH2M-designed Ohio interchange improvements earn recognition as best urban highway project

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio Department of Transportation's I-270/US 33 Interchange, designed by CH2M, received the 2017 ODOT/ACEC Partnering Award for Excellence in Highway...


Jul 11, 2017, 08:05 ET PADI Women's Dive Day Inspires New Divers and Ambassadors for the Oceans

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) invites divers of every experience level to take part in the third-annual...


Jul 11, 2017, 06:00 ET StormCon Poised to Draw Thousands of Stormwater Professionals for the 16th Annual Surface Water Quality Conference and Exposition

BELLEVUE, Wash., July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- For sixteen years, government officials, private sector engineers, consultants, and solution providers have gathered at StormCon to address the...


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Jul 05, 2017, 08:00 ET Solar Farm Brings New Use to Abandoned Nuclear Power Plant Site

SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn., July 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The site of an unfinished nuclear power plant has been newly energized – with solar power.  Birdseye Renewable Energy recently partnered with United Renewable Energy to design and construct a solar farm bringing energy generation to Hawkins Cou...


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