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- A Major Opportunity: Preventing Runoff Pollution and Flooding
Fact Sheet - Runoff from streets and parking lots after it rains is a significant cause of flooding and a leading cause of pollution to our streams, rivers, and lakes nationwide. Communities across the country have proved that there are cost-effective solutions for ensuring clean water: green infrastructure has emerged as the most reliable and cost-effective path toward achieving clean water while providing multiple community benefits.
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Recent Water Posts
- State's Refusal to Use Sound Science Continues to Delay the Bay Delta Conservation Plan
- posted by Doug Obegi, 4/29/13
- Floods, Droughts and Agriculture
- posted by Ben Chou, 4/29/13
- Home Run! Appeals Court Upholds EPA Action to Stop Giant, Polluting Mountaintop Removal Mine
- posted by Jon Devine, 4/25/13
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