The 1970s were a transformational time in terms of U.S. environmental laws. Hazardous waste incidents such as Love Canal in New York had sparked a national outcry over the state of America’s lands…
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The board approved the following action: The consolidated financial statements and report of the independent accountants, and the annual review of the finance and…
read moreCaption: ASTM signed an MoU with NCSL International at a 2017 E11 meeting.
The committee on quality and statistics (E11) is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2021. Created in 1946,…
read moreOriginally formed to administer the legendary Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe following World War II, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) today counts 38 countries as…
read moreThe oldest nondestructive testing (NDT) technique may be thanks to the Romans, who are said to have used oil and flour to discover cracks in marble slabs. Centuries later, the technique of oil and…
read moreHousing projects from Mexico to California to Texas are utilizing 3DCP — three-dimensional construction printing or three-dimensional concrete printing — to rapidly erect durable homes. (…
read moreSustainable development is a relatively new concept. First defined in 1987 by the United Nations’ (U.N.) World Commission on Environment and Development in its Brundtland Report, sustainable…
read moreTreestands have been used by hunters for decades. These elevated platforms are secured to trees to elevate the hunter above the forest floor, generally out of view of their prey, to provide them…
read moreThis year is turning out to be one of the most severe on record for wildfires in the American west thanks to ongoing drought, shifting weather patterns, and even arson.
According to…
read moreAfrica is known for its diverse ethnic groups, the Egyptian Pyramids, the Sahara Desert, and mining. It is also known for being the second driest continent, and the poorest economically in the…
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