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Lynchburg, Va. could see 3-to-1 benefit on stormwater improvements, study says 10 Jan 2013 | 01:53 am
Lynchburg could capture more than $3 in economic benefit for every $1 it spends on stormwater infrastructure, according to a study from the University of Maryland’s environmental finance center. “How ...
LEEDing the way; Wilmore Elementary looks to become first LEED EB-certified school in Kentucky 10 Jan 2013 | 01:50 am
It could take as long as a year, but when it’s completed, the LEED certification process that Wilmore Elementary in Jessamine County is piloting could serve as a framework for other schools. Voluntee...
EPA’s court loss does not affect Lynchburg’s storm water work 9 Jan 2013 | 01:03 am
Thursday’s court loss for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not affect the storm water regulations applied to Lynchburg. Water Resources Director Tim Mitchell said the Fairfax County case...
In victory for Va., judge rules EPA can’t regulate storm water as pollutant 9 Jan 2013 | 12:59 am
The Washington Post, January 3, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority in trying to regulate storm water as it would a pollutant, a federal judge in Alexandria ruled Th...
North Carolina 9 Jan 2013 | 12:50 am
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, or DENR, has initiated its first Mercury Products Recycling Grant program to assist local governments in creating or expanding mercu...
Board of Public Works Approves $76 Million in Grants for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay 9 Jan 2013 | 12:45 am
Grants Will Reduce Nutrient Pollution, Improve Infrastructure BALTIMORE, MD (December 19, 2012) – The Maryland Board of Public Works approved more than $76 million in grants today to reduce pollution...
Stormwater manual new tool for West Virginia towns 9 Jan 2013 | 12:37 am
Produced for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection by the Center for Watershed Protection, the 500-page West Virginia Stormwater Management and Design Guidance Manual is the first o...
ADEM Providing Albertville with $6.3 Million in Low Interest Loans and Grant Funds 9 Jan 2013 | 12:29 am
Nov. 27, 2012 – The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has announced it is providing the City of Albertville with $6.3 million in low interest loans and grant funds to support energy effic...
Gateway Place, botanical garden and land trust score high marks on 2012 Green Progress Report 4 Jan 2013 | 11:51 pm
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — An energy efficient public housing building for senior citizens and an environmentally friendly parking lot at the Huntsville Botanical Garden were two of Huntsville’s crown jewe...
Birmingham area projects prominent in Alabama’s Green Progress Report 4 Jan 2013 | 11:45 pm
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — More than 15 Birmingham-area projects and activities are included in a report released today on efforts to improve the environment and protect natural resources in Alabama in 201...
