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How to Build a Retaining Wall With Landscape Timbers on a Budget

Concrete blocks were out of budget, so we built two large retaining walls using 6x6 landscape timbers. In this video, I show you how we extended their lifespan with drain lines, proper backfill, and ...

Intense rain, landslides and potholes everywhere: how climate change is trashing Australia’s roads

If you’ve noticed Australia’s roads are worse for wear, you’re not alone. Extreme weather and climate change are already ...
Edutopia

7 Research-Backed Ways to Boost Working Memory in Math

Short-term memory is finite and fills up quickly. Here are 7 ways we can free up space for clearer-headed mathematical ...
wjla

Van crashes into retaining wall in Northwest DC, driver seriously injured

WASHINGTON (7News) — A van crashed into a retaining wall in Northwest D.C. on Monday morning, leaving one person seriously injured. D.C. Fire said the driver struck the wall at the intersection of ...
salisburypost

Johnson Concrete Products expands footprint: Salisbury company acquires RidgeRock Retaining Walls production facilities in Georgia, NC

SALISBURY — Johnson Concrete Products, headquartered in Salisbury, has announced the acquisition of two RidgeRock Retaining Walls manufacturing sites located in Ellijay, Georgia, and Statesville, ...
The Herald-Sun

Three-year effort to rebuild I-40 begins along the Pigeon River, largely unseen

NCDOT to begin quarrying in Pisgah Forest to rebuild flood-damaged I-40. Contractors will use retaining walls to stabilize and protect five miles of highway. Reconstruction avoids I-40 traffic ...
Inside Climate News

Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge

The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday that Secretary Kristi Noem has waived the protections of the Endangered Species Act and other federal statutes to “ensure the expeditious ...
The Texas Tribune

Environmental laws waived to build border wall in Texas wildlife refuge

The full TribFest program is now LIVE. TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase Advocates say there’s no national security justification for building a wall through a Rio Grande Valley wildlife ...
CBS News

DHS Secretary Noem says entire southern border wall will be painted black to stop people from climbing it

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that the entire wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is going to be painted black to make it hotter and deter illegal immigration — an idea she said ...
KTLA

Construction worker killed after retaining wall collapses in Sierra Madre

A construction worker was killed when a retaining wall collapsed during a construction job at a Sierra Madre home on Friday. Authorities responded to reports of the injury on the 500 block of Sierra ...
UPI

Mitsubishi Heavy to build new Australian naval fleet

Aug. 5 (UPI) --The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group announced Tuesday that the Australian government has chosen it to build a new fleet of warships for the nation's navy. The Japanese shipbuilder ...