The series supports President Obama’s Climate Action Plan and highlights benefits of reducing energy consumptionWASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new series of short public service videos on climate change. The videos cover a range…
read moreAn April 3 post on the Huffington Post's Green blog described the Second National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation taking place all this month. The post describes the growing popularity of this competition and how the race to conserve water…
read moreEPA has released a fact-sheet series on the benefits of low-impact development (LID) and addressing obstacles to wider adoption of LID. Low-impact development is an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close…
read morePartnership of federal agencies and national organizations offers workshop funding, technical assistance, and additional resourcesThe Citizens' Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) is issuing a request for proposals to rural communities facing design challenges to host local workshops in 2013. Successful applicants…
read moreEPA has developed a Resource Guide to Effective Utility Management and Lean based on input and examples from several utilities. The guide explains how utilities can use these two important and complementary approaches to reduce waste and improve overall efficiency…
read moreTo help tribes and Alaska Native Villages manage their drinking water and wastewater systems, EPA is releasing a series of 10 online training modules covering an array of operation, maintenance, and system management issues at smaller drinking water and wastewater…
read moreSAN FRANCISCO (TPL) -- Across the nation, voters of all political leanings gave overwhelming approval on Nov. 6, Election Day, to taxing themselves and spending money for new parks in their communities, The Trust for Public Land announced.Of the 57…
read moreWASHINGTON (EPA) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $15 million in funding to provide training and technical assistance to small drinking and wastewater systems – those serving fewer than 10,000 people – and to private well owners.…
read moreA blog of the EPA's Mid-Atlantic Region featured a recent post with water-conservation tips for the summer.Read the post
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