Articles Tagged with ''Risk Management''

Glen Canyon Dam with low Lake Powell water levels visible upstream.

News Analysis

At Lake Powell, Engineering Is Outpacing Colorado River Policy

With operating rules unsettled, designers and owners are committing to dam, pipeline and pumping projects shaped by physical limits, not governance

Bryan Gottlieb

January 5, 2026

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As Lake Powell drops toward critical thresholds, engineers are making long-term infrastructure decisions even as Colorado River rules remain unresolved.

Texas Supreme Court Rules for Road Contractors in Critical Legal Immunity Test

Contractor groups rallied with court briefs

Elaine Silver

December 23, 2025

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A horrific accident became test case over immunity from lawsuits.

Government

Trump Plan to Dismantle US Research Agency Puts Weather and Climate Data Pipeline at Risk

Breakup of National Center for Atmospheric Research could disrupt forecasting models critical in infrastructure design, permitting and resilience planning

Bryan Gottlieb

December 17, 2025

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What happens to permitting, design assumptions and risk models if the federal research backbone behind U.S. weather forecasting, NCAR, is broken apart?