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U.S. Expands Coal Leasing to Meet AI Energy Demands
- Sep, 26, 2025
- Geo-Energy Other Energy Mining Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The United States has announced a major expansion of coal leasing and extended operations of aging coal-fired power plants as part of a broader plan to meet surging electricity demand. The Department...
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Tiber-Guadalupe Platform to Deliver 80,000 Barrels Per Day by 2030 Strengthening U.S. Gulf Offshore Development
- Sep, 29, 2025
- Oil & Gas Geo-Energy Structural Geology Offshore Geotechnics News On Projects / Industry Geology Highlights
- Spain, Arizona , Guadalupe
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
BP has approved the Tiber-Guadalupe project in the Gulf of America, advancing a $5 billion offshore development that underscores the region’s importance in global energy supply. The project involves...
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Landslide in Sa Pa, Vietnam, sends vehicle over cliff
A landslide in northern Vietnam’s Sa Pa region sent a vehicle over the side of a mountain road during intense rain. The incident occurred on September 29 along a winding stretch in the Lao Chai commu...
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Experts warn proliferation of substandard soil tests threatens building safety in Nigeria
- Sep, 30, 2025
- Laboratory Testing Soil Mechanics Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In Nigeria, professionals are sounding alarms over the widespread practice of substandard and fraudulent soil testing in the housing sector. Kunle Awobodu, the Immediate Past President of the Nigeria...
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Starpath’s lunar regolith Rover enters NASA’s 20-foot vacuum chamber for tests
- Sep, 30, 2025
- Deep Excavations Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
One year after earning second place in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, Starpath tested its upgraded lunar regolith excavation and transport rover in the facility’s 20-foot thermal vacuum chambe...
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Geotechnical studies for Nashville's tunnel Music City Loop have began
- Sep, 30, 2025
- Tunneling Underground Structures News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Tennessee, Nashville
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Tennessee has taken a key first step toward construction of a new underground transit system as The Boring Company was granted a no-cost lease for a state-owned parking lot in Nashville to support in...
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Geotechnically Sustainable Peat Management in Scotland’s A9 Dualling Project
- Sep, 25, 2025
- Material Reuse Residual Soils Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The A9 Dualling project between Tomatin and Moy in Scotland is integrating an innovative Peat Management Plan to mitigate the environmental impacts of road construction across deep peatland areas. Pe...
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Arizona Flooding Leaves Four Dead and Exposes Vulnerabilities in Mining Region Settlements
- Sep, 27, 2025
- Settlements Groundwater Pumping Groundwater & Seepage Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Arizona , Globe
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Severe flooding struck Arizona in late September 2025, leaving four people dead and prompting widespread emergency operations. The rural community of Globe, a 19th-century mining town located about 8...
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New land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes affects homes in Portuguese Bend area
- Sep, 27, 2025
- Landslides Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, California , Rancho Palos Verdes
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Residents in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, reported that a substantial portion of a home's yard shifted overnight, highlighting ongoing instability in coastal bluff regions. The change was...
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Uncovering Earthquake Energy: New Insights from Laboratory “Mini-Quakes”
- Sep, 16, 2025
- Seismic Engineering Seismology Engineering Geology Structural Geology Geology Highlights
- United States, Massachusetts
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Recent research led by geologists at MIT has provided new understanding of how energy is partitioned during an earthquake. By creating miniature seismic events in controlled laboratory conditions, of...
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