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Government is “passing water pollution buck to the car industry”, experts warn

Envirotec Magazine

Before joining the company as Market Development Manager in 2016, Jo spent a 20 year career at the Environment Agency, latterly as an expert advisor on urban stormwater and highway runoff. About Jo Bradley: Jo Bradley is an environmental water quality and sustainable drainage specialist at SDS Limited.

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4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects

GreenBiz

In a 2016 study, Seattle determined 28 percent of the city is covered in trees, close to its 2037 goal of 30 percent. In 2013, American Forests called Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Denver, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and New York; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Seattle and Washington, D.C.,

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The Environmental Effects of Natural Disasters

The Environmental Blog

Amid the 2016 protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, an expert called for rerouting due to the high risk of landslides along the construction path. This sent 150 million gallons of polluted water cascading into a stormwater ditch surrounding the plant. Even slight damage to certain industrial structures can have a big impact.

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It’s raining harder than ever. New research says climate change is to blame.

Grist

The trend is particularly pronounced in the Northeast and Midwest, where the rainiest days became up to 55 percent wetter between 1958 and 2016. Storm surges caused by intense rainfall threaten a large number of cities whose stormwater systems were designed decades ago.

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New York Sustainability: Tax Credits, Grants and Green Funding

Green Business Bureau

This dataset mapped the density of green roof and wall infrastructure across New York City in 2016. With this in mind, the Ecology and Society published the first comprehensive dataset of green roof distribution. The paper reported green roofs cover less than 0.1% Energy Efficiency : Using less energy for water quality projects.

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4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects

AGreenLiving

In a 2016 study, Seattle determined 28 percent of the city is covered in trees, close to its 2037 goal of 30 percent. In 2013, American Forests called Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Denver, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and New York; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Seattle and Washington, D.C.,

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How do you monitor a tidal river?

Envirotec Magazine

The Lee Tunnel was opened in January 2016 and captures 16 million tonnes annually from the single largest CSO in London. The construction of a deep storage and conveyance (4.3 miles) tunnel from the Abbey Mills Pumping Station near Stratford to Beckton Sewage Treatment Works.