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Plan It Native landscape conference goes virtual

Greenability Magazine

Twenty-three speakers will cover a wide variety of topics, including selecting plants for pollinators, gardening for winter beauty and wildlife, principles for improving soil health, seeding and maintaining prairie plantings, native trees and plants, ecological restoration, replacements for invasive plants and green infrastructure.

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Hear local experts discuss climate issues

Greenability Magazine

Land Use: MARC’s Tom Jacobs and Scott Schulte with Vireo Landscape Architects highlight green infrastructure for better soil health and stormwater retention. Watch it here. Watch it here.

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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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Comment: Agriculture and pharma key to solving micropollutants problem

Envirotec Magazine

In addition, some health services have takeback programmes for expired or unused medication, preventing them from being flushed down the drain or disposed of improperly. Pharmaceutical companies are collaborating with universities and research institutions to develop more environmentally friendly drugs and production processes.

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Within the cracks of rock slabs, sand, and soil, this water sinks, swells, and flows — sometimes just a few feet under the surface, sometimes 30,000 feet below. Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. Beneath our feet there is an invisible ocean.

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Meet the Innovators in Elemental Excelerator’s 9th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

We emphasized COVID resiliency when selecting companies, weighing the ability to thrive (or pivot) during the pandemic as well as the ability to help respond and recover from it. Regenerative agricultural practices are attracting more and more attention for their ability to reduce GHG emissions and sequester carbon in healthier soils.

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What we’re looking to fund in Cohort 10

Elemental Excelerator

Stormwater management and flood resiliency solutions. Enhanced roadway infrastructure safety, resiliency, and disaster planning. But just as food production and consumption are key drivers of climate change, creating a regenerative food system can help us sequester carbon in soil and create healthier waterways and ecosystems.