Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

States, cities, businesses, and organizations across the country are taking increasingly large steps to reduce emissions — and those efforts are aided by the falling costs of renewable energy and other decarbonizing technologies. With dam failures and overflows from combined sewer and stormwater systems common, there’s more work to do.

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Grist

JULY 10, 2021

Lake Mead is at the lowest level it has been at since the Hoover Dam was constructed. Part of the solution, the legislators say, is to fund the construction of more facilities that can recycle the wastewater that flows out of our sinks, toilets, and showers. And the Colorado River has been in a drought for more than two decades.”.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 8, 2020

Completed in 2019, the refreshed headquarters has received a much-needed facelift constructed from sustainably harvested materials as well as a new addition topped with a roof garden. All stormwater is captured and managed on-site. LEVER Architecture Photos by Jeremy Bittermann and Lara Swimmer via LEVER Architecture.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 7, 2021

billion infrastructure construction program currently in its first 10-year phase. While all this planning and construction is on-going, the facility is in continuous operation, serving 1.4 Check out CIP’s website for more information on the $1.4 million residents and over 17,000 businesses in eight cities.

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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. Armenta, who was working for a local environmental justice organization at the time, was deeply concerned, but not surprised, by the news. Pavement is degrading faster.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 30, 2021

” Building community by planting trees To better support the health of these communities, Berckes’ organization employs local teenagers to plant and care for trees. He applied after hearing about a friend’s positive experience working with the organization. . … Heat is the biggest killer from [a] natural disaster perspective.”

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The forces mobilising behind this include C40 Cities, Architecture 2030, the World Resources Institute's (WRI) Zero Carbon for All initiative, the World Green Building Council's Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment and the Global Alliance for Building and Construction's Global Call. That kind of thing has to get integrated," he said. "If

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

environmental organization, the Natural Resources Defense Council. . Starting out as an intern while working on his thesis about organic waste management, he rose meteorically in a few short years to a position of leadership, with 600 people behind him. LinkedIn | Twitter. Hana Kajimura, 28. LinkedIn .

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Related: Car-free Sundays are the norm in Colombia’s capital city, Bogotá Inhabitat: We love your motto — Designing urban centers with the fundamental organizing principle of ‘people first’ creates more humane, inclusive and socially connected cities. What is important about putting pedestrians first in the fight against climate change?

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