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New York Sustainability: Tax Credits, Grants and Green Funding

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This dataset mapped the density of green roof and wall infrastructure across New York City in 2016. For instance, in 2019 the state passed a new law named the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act , which raised the 2030 target from 50% of electricity generated by renewables to 70%. followed by Boston and Seattle).

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

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For our region, this may be the worst of the worst,” the Doddridge County Watershed Association posted on Facebook in July 2016. 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.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

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Phillip participated in the Climate Corps program in 2016 with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. He earned a Master of Science in Environmental Management & Sustainability from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 2016.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

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based insurer to achieve carbon neutrality in 2016. . It’s not just about natural vistas and pristine mountains but also air quality, waste systems, stormwater runoff and whole urban systems. . Sustainability questions are being embedded into requests for proposal documents and onboarding materials. Jesse Klein. Jennifer Ballen, 28 .