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EPA to partner with jacksonville on green infrastructure projects; u.s. Postal service to dedicate “go green” stamps

During the Jacksonville Earth Day and Ecology Fair on Saturday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will announce the City of Jacksonville selection as a key Green Infrastructure Community Partner. Jacksonville is one of 10 municipalities selected across the U.S. to help EPA demonstrate the role of green infrastructure in revitalizing communities while addressing wet weather issues ...

Apr. 15, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Geoplast CEO Mirco Pegoraro at Flormart 2017: The Video of the Lecture

On September 22, 2017, Geoplast CEO Mirco Pegoraro spoke at the Conference EcotechGreen, which took place at Flormart Fair, International Exhibition of horticulture, landscape architecture and green infrastructures. On that occasion he also presented the Building Beyond Together Root Cycle video, about the project in collaboration with the American artist Cristopher Cichocki, exploring the ...

Oct. 10, 2017

By Geoplast US Corp.

EPA region 7 to provide details about green infrastructure assistance for City of Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Dec. 10

EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks and Des Moines Mayor T.M. Franklin Cownie will hold a news conference Monday, Dec. 10, to provide details about green infrastructure assistance for Des Moines, Iowa. EPA will provide design assistance from private-sector experts to help Des Moines demonstrate sustainable city planning designs that create vibrant neighborhoods with multiple social, economic, ...

Dec. 6, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA opens registration for campus rainworks design challenge competition

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened registration for student teams from colleges and universities across the country to participate in its new design competition, the Campus RainWorks Challenge, through which teams will compete to develop innovative approaches to stormwater management. This first annual competition, will help raise awareness of green design and planning ...

Sep. 5, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Opens Registration for Campus RainWorks Design Challenge Competition

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened registration for student teams from colleges and universities across the country to participate in its new design competition, the Campus RainWorks Challenge, through which teams will compete to develop innovative approaches to stormwater management. This first annual competition, will help raise awareness of green design and planning ...

Sep. 6, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

$70,000 in Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance to Omaha, Neb.

EPA is providing $70,000 in technical assistance to the City of Omaha, Neb., for development of tools that will encourage incorporation of green infrastructure into community improvement projects. “Green infrastructure provides many community benefits including the reduction of stormwater runoff, neighborhood revitalization and reduction of pollutants in local streams,” said Karl ...

Jul. 19, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA, PUSH Buffalo and Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Announce Green Infrastructure Initiative on Buffalo’s West Side

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck, along with representatives from PUSH Buffalo, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council, the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation and other public officials will announce an expansion of Green Infrastructure projects on Buffalo’s West Side on Wednesday, ...

Mar. 11, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

The Benefits of Green Infrastructure

Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to be here today to discuss the benefits of Green Infrastructure for Europe's regions and cities, the role that different actors can play at all levels to deploy nature-based solutions across the EU, and how we can work together to make it happen. However, let me first thank the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social ...

Nov. 5, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

Students Compete to Design Green Stormwater Management Systems

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is engaging teams of college students to develop green infrastructure system designs to manage stormwater runoff in its third annual Campus RainWorks Challenge. Registration ends Oct. 3. Stormwater is one of the nation’s most significant challenges to water quality. It pollutes our nation’s streams, rivers and lakes, posing a threat to human ...

Oct. 2, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

LimnoTech Presenting at Washington DC Green Building Symposium

Members of LimnoTech’s Washington DC office will be attending the third annual Green Building Symposium sponsored by the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs on Friday, September 26, 2014, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. The conference will offer a variety of educational sessions and a green building expo. Specific topics addressed will include new ...

Sep. 22, 2014

By LimnoTech Inc.

EPA launches competition for college students to develop innovative approaches to stormwater management

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new design competition called the Campus RainWorks Challenge to encourage student teams on college and university campuses across the country to develop innovative approaches to stormwater management. Stormwater is a major cause of water pollution in urban areas in the U.S., impacting the health of people across the country as well as ...

May 16, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Awards $400,000 to Communities to Reduce Water Pollution, Build Resilience to Climate Change

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced $400,000 to help six communities expand their use of green infrastructure to reduce water pollution and boost resilience to the impacts of climate change. The funding is in support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which directs federal agencies to identify climate-resilient investments such as agency grants and ...

Oct. 25, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Awards Spartanburg, S.C., Green Infrastructure Assistance to Reduce Water Pollution, Build Resiliency to Climate Change

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced $400,000 to help six communities across the country, including Spartanburg, S.C., expand their use of green infrastructure. The funding is in support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which directs federal agencies to identify climate-resilient investments such as agency grants and technical assistance for communities ...

Oct. 26, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Des Moines, Iowa, Selected for Green Design Assistance

EPA has selected Des Moines, Iowa, to receive technical assistance for green infrastructure design under its Greening America’s Capitals Program. The benefits for Iowa’s capital city will include wider sidewalks, narrower traffic lanes, better lighting, improved bus stop shelters, permeable pavement, and rain gardens that can minimize stormwater runoff. “This project will help ...

Sep. 12, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Awards $65,000 to Pima County to Reduce Water Pollution, Build Resilience to Climate Change

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced $65,000 in funds to help Pima County expand its use of green infrastructure to reduce water pollution and boost resilience to the impacts of climate change. The funding will help the county complete a green infrastructure guidance manual. The southern Arizona project is one of six announced today in support of President Obama’s ...

Oct. 26, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Nominations Open for EPA Region 4 Rain Catcher Award - Deadline is April 17, 2015

For the second year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now accepting nominations for the Rain Catcher Awards for excellence in the implementation of stormwater green infrastructure projects during the last ten years (January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2015). Award categories are available for Municipal, Commercial, Tribal, and Neighborhood/Community levels. Nominations ...

Mar. 9, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Investing in green infrastructure will bring multiple returns to nature, society and people

The European Commission adopted today a new strategy for encouraging the use of green infrastructure, and for ensuring that the enhancement of natural processes becomes a systematic part of spatial planning. Green Infrastructure is a tried and tested tool that uses nature to provide ecological, economic and social benefits. Instead of building flood protection infrastructure, for example, a green ...

May 6, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

EPA launches new strategy to promote use of green infrastructure for environmental and economic benefits

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new strategy to promote the use of green infrastructure by cities and towns to reduce stormwater runoff that pollutes our nation’s streams, creeks, rivers, lakes and coastal waters. Green infrastructure decreases pollution to local waterways by treating rain where it falls and keeping polluted stormwater from entering sewer ...

Apr. 29, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

In the Wake of Sandy, Conference Offers Green Solutions for New Jersey Communities; EPA and Rutgers University Co-Host Green Infrastructure Conference at Duke Farms - Public Encouraged to Attend

A conference to be held on July 31 in Hillborough, New Jersey will highlight the critical importance of using green infrastructure to manage storm water and enhance treatment of sewage and better withstand storms like Sandy. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Rutgers University Cooperative Extension are co-sponsoring the New Jersey Green Infrastructure Forum July 31 at Duke Farms in ...

Jul. 17, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Going Green Will Save Lancaster in Controlling Storm Water

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report today that found green infrastructure can be a cost effective solution to controlling stormwater while providing numerous economic benefits. Using the City of Lancaster as a case study, EPA sought to quantify the economic benefits associated with utilizing green infrastructure for controlling wet weather pollution. “Cities ...

Mar. 4, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency