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Ginkgo Sustainability and Green Business Bureau Partner to Provide Living Wall and Living Roof Solutions to Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Improve physical and mental health of residence. Reduce stormwater run-off. Fulfill municipal by-law requirements. Soil-Based Green Wall Systems. Increase connectivity to natural environment. Reduce urban heat island and noise pollution. Benefits of Living Roofs. Increase lifespan of roof membrane. Green Facade Systems.

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Ginkgo Sustainability and Green Business Bureau Partner to Provide Living Wall and Living Roof Solutions to Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Improve physical and mental health of residence. Reduce stormwater run-off. Fulfill municipal by-law requirements. Soil-Based Green Wall Systems. Increase connectivity to natural environment. Reduce urban heat island and noise pollution. Benefits of Living Roofs. Increase lifespan of roof membrane. Green Facade Systems.

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

Grist

It also oversees weekly testing for toxic algae blooms, which infect shellfish and have become a growing public health hazard fueled by marine heat waves. Silvopasture could make for healthier soil — and keep cattle alive during sweltering summers. A Connecticut law empowers cities to create their own stormwater management plans.

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The UK Infrastructure Bank offers a once-in-a-generation chance to value natural capital in practice

Business Green

The new frameworks will allow us to find ways to incentivise the restoration of woodlands and old growth forests, actions to revive soil health, the regeneration of peatlands, and the protection of our coastal habitats.

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

DeSmogBlog

But local conservation groups and residents remained skeptical from the start, warning that the plant could leak toxic waste into water and air, harming human health and ecosystems in a largely forested region where tight-knit communities live close to the land.

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