Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

By Wendy Furgusson, Associate, Environment and Health, Ramboll With Natural England’s recent changes to planning policy causing a reduction in the number of new homes built from 240,000 a year in 2018-19 to a projected 111,000 by 2025, awareness of nutrient pollution as a problem is becoming more widespread.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 27, 2020

This sent 150 million gallons of polluted water cascading into a stormwater ditch surrounding the plant. In 2018, extreme wildfires swept across California after a spark from faulty electrical equipment set dry brush ablaze. In 2004, Hurricane Frances caused massive waves in a pond on top of a phosphate plant in Riverview, Florida.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 28, 2023

They are also, in part, a response to stricter performance targets, changing government legislation, and increased public scrutiny of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) releasing sewage and stormwater into rivers and seas during heavy rainfall.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Officially opened in October 2018, the Roux Center for the Environment comprises flexible classrooms, laboratories, research labs, teaching labs, offices, conference rooms, common spaces, storage, and other miscellaneous support spaces. Designed by Cambridge-based architectural firm Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc. , View post:Â .

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Unsustainable

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In April of 2018 an expert panel was assembled to discuss possible approaches to the myriad of challenges that will be presented by a changing coastline and tidal activity. inches of runoff water, according to the project specs from the Florida Stormwater Associations 2018 Winter Conference.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 14, 2020

Completed in 2018, Cal Poly’s new Student Services Building (SSB) consolidates formerly fractured departments — including enrollment, registration, financial aid, cashiering and prospective student services — into one destination. CO Architects Images by Bill Timmerman.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In 2018, the group not only accomplished their goal of a LEED Platinum-certified house but also created the program’s first fully integrated smart house. All stormwater is managed onsite and is either funneled through underground pipes to native plantings or absorbed into the onsite subsurface.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In 2018, after celebrating the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining its independence, Warsaw-based firm FAAB Architektura was inspired to look toward the future for a more permanent commemoration of Poland. To that end, the architects have reimagined Pi?sudski FAAB Architektura Images via FAAB Architektura.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In 2018, the horticulture staff quit applying chemicals to the golf course and cut the Bermuda turf very short. First, the garden team analyzed how long-term golfing had impacted the soil. Maintaining perfect-looking greens meant decades of intensive mowing and regularly applying pesticides and herbicides.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 11, 2021

In 2018, Orlando became the first city in Florida to pass legislation that requires public disclosure of energy and water efficiency in buildings , and an ambitious goal of transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy city-wide by 2050.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2021

For instance, Sharp Development renovated a 2,000-square-foot manufacturing building in 2011, then returned in 2018 to retrofit it to net-zero energy. It's not just appropriate for empty buildings or buildings that are going through a transition, but it's very appropriate for existing fully leased buildings.".

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The rulemaking responds to 2018 legislation (AB 1668 and SB 606), mandating the SWRCB to establish efficiency standards that apply to urban retail water suppliers. Stormwater and snowpack runoff represent a unique opportunity for groundwater recharge, which was highlighted in several executive orders issued by Governor Newsom in early 2023.

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2023

Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. Places in the United States where the water table is inching higher — along the coasts, yes, but also inland, in parts of the Midwest — are already beginning to experience problems with infrastructure.

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Grist

JULY 21, 2022

These volunteers are following the “Escaped Trash Assessment Protocol,” which was developed in Washington state from 2018 to 2021 and is now being used by volunteer groups around the country with guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency. Permits and other legally binding mechanisms can apply pressure to reduce pollution.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 1, 2021

Colleen has worked with Con Edison since 2018. Before rejoining HUD in 2018, he worked for the City of Dallas where he oversaw the monitoring of the City’s operating budget for 18 departments. In 2017, Katie participated in EDF’s Climate Advocacy Training program and in 2018 was awarded EDF’s William K.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One of its directors attended Harvard Business School, and Yale University took a stake in Antero in 2015, with investments peaking at $230 million the following year, according to a 2018 article in the Yale Daily News. By the end of 2018, the university’s investment had dropped to $357,000, Yale Daily News reported.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Grist staff Since the last National Climate Assessment in 2018, scientific advancements — increased confidence in the links between climate change and weather disasters , for example, and the connections between climate and environmental justice — have improved our understanding of the crisis and bolstered awareness. Some go even further.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The last report, which the Trump administration tried to bury when it came out in 2018, was the most dire since the first assessment was published in 2000. Northeast are especially at risk, and the region’s aging stormwater and sewage infrastructure only makes matters worse. Its cities have gobbled up more than 1.3

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Robert Luo’s innovative approach for addressing food waste was inspired by time spent in 2018 on his uncle’s dairy farm in China. It’s not just about natural vistas and pristine mountains but also air quality, waste systems, stormwater runoff and whole urban systems. . Sarah Golden. Robert Luo, 24. LinkedIn . million residents.

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