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Using urban forestry to fight for environmental justice

GreenBiz

And the shade they provide isn’t just good for picnics; trees absorb heat and release water vapor that cools the surrounding air. Forest Service estimates that trees reduce the energy consumption needed to cool homes in the U.S. by more than 7 percent. Heat is the biggest killer from [a] natural disaster perspective.".

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New York Sustainability: Tax Credits, Grants and Green Funding

Green Business Bureau

of New York City’s 1 billion buildings – this is despite the significant benefits the technology brings (urban cooling, flood defense, and biodiversity support). The exemption applies to sales made and services rendered on or after 1st January 2013. The paper reported green roofs cover less than 0.1%

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Using urban forestry to fight for environmental justice

AGreenLiving

And the shade they provide isn’t just good for picnics; trees absorb heat and release water vapor that cools the surrounding air. Forest Service estimates that trees reduce the energy consumption needed to cool homes in the U.S. by more than 7 percent. Heat is the biggest killer from [a] natural disaster perspective.”

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In West Virginia, Plan to Clean up Radioactive Fracking Waste Ends in Monster Lawsuit

DeSmogBlog

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported that problems began in April 2018, when Antero noticed elevated chloride levels in a stormwater pond, and found liquid had been escaping through the landfill. Luxembourg-based Apateq is a wastewater treatment company founded in 2013. The report did not mention radium.

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How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide.

Grist

In fact, there are so many crops getting irrigated , water is evaporating off them and cooling summer days in parts of the Midwest, like central Wisconsin, countering some of the warming from climate change. Northeast are especially at risk, and the region’s aging stormwater and sewage infrastructure only makes matters worse.