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Sanford Dam restoration marks milestone as concrete work begins
- Sep, 26, 2025
- Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Michigan, Sanford
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A critical restoration milestone has been reached at the Sanford Dam in Midland County, Michigan, as crews begin placing roller-compacted concrete (RCC) on the embankment for the auxiliary spillway....
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Recovering Critical Minerals from Waste: New USGS-State Partnerships Underway
- Sep, 26, 2025
- Mining Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded nearly $3 million in cooperative agreements to support 13 state geological surveys in joint work to inventory and characterize critical minerals in mine...
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Repair of massive 50-meter sinkhole in Bangkok enters new challenge after structural breach
- Sep, 26, 2025
- Ground Improvement Groundwater & Seepage Seepage Groundwater Pumping Underground Structures Tunneling Stabilization News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Thailand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In the early hours of September 26, emergency efforts to stabilize the massive sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital on Bangkok’s Samsen Road were paused after approximately 1,500 tonnes (around 700 c...
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Mercury and Arsenic Hotspots Identified in Ghana’s Artisanal Gold Belt
- Sep, 23, 2025
- Mining Groundwater & Seepage Geoenvironmental Engineering Contaminant Transport News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Ghana
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A year-long assessment by Pure Earth and Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority sampled soil, water, crops and fish across six of Ghana’s 13 mining regions. Results show mercury in soils at Konon...
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Superstorm Ragasa Causes Barrier Lake Collapse in Taiwan And Causes Catastrophic Flooding and Infrastructure Loss
- Sep, 23, 2025
- Landslides Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Taiwan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Super Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest storms of 2025, has caused widespread devastation across East Asia, with Taiwan experiencing significant structural and geotechnical impacts. In Hualien Cou...
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Silver Lake dam modification project delayed until fall 2026
- Sep, 24, 2025
- Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Minnesota, Rochester
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The City of Rochester, Minnesota, has postponed the start of its Silver Lake dam modification and sediment removal project, moving it from November 2025 to September 2026. The delay is due to extende...
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Massive 50-meter sinkhole swallows road in Bangkok
- Sep, 24, 2025
- Groundwater & Seepage Groundwater Pumping Underground Structures Ground Improvement Stabilization Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Thailand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A road collapse in central Bangkok has produced a sinkhole approximately 50 meters deep and covering some 900 square meters, disrupting traffic, damaging infrastructure, and prompting evacuations in...
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Cincinnati to study repurposing of abandoned subway tunnels
- Sep, 23, 2025
- Tunneling Underground Structures News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The City of Cincinnati has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a feasibility study to explore adaptive reuse options for its unused subway tunnel system beneath Central Parkway. The tunnel infra...
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Floods and Landslides Sweep Across Northern Italy
- Sep, 22, 2025
- Landslides Groundwater Pumping News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Northern Italy faced severe flooding and landslides on September 22, 2025, following days of heavy rain. The Seveso River in Milan overflowed its banks, inundating schools and residential neighborhoo...
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Alpine Geology Overcome: Brenner Tunnel Milestone Reached
- Sep, 18, 2025
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Structural Geology Engineering Geology News On Projects / Industry
- Alps
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT), stretching 64 km including the Innsbruck bypass, has achieved a significant milestone with the connection of its exploratory tunnel between Austria and Italy. This achi...
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