Groups Petition NJ to Address Biggest Water Pollution Source with Green Infrastructure
Polluted runoff from rainstorms – which wash oil and grease, animal waste, toxic chemicals, fertilizer, pesticides, and litter off of roads, parking lots,...
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Use Less Water...Pollute Less Water: Sacramento Can Reduce Sewage Overflows Through Water Conservation
In about 770 communities around the country, sewer pipes are designed to carry sewage and rainwater in the same pipes – but treatment plants don’t have the...
New Report Shows How Green Infrastructure Investments Can Create Value for Commercial Property Owners and Tenants
“Green infrastructure” in urban and suburban areas – that is, techniques like green roofs, tree plantings, rain gardens, and permeable pavement, which absorb...
Building Up Our Natural Defenses Against the Next Sandy -- or Irene, or Lee, or....
This is part of a series of NRDC blogs reflecting on the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. NRDC’s “Top Ten” post-Sandy priorities for government action...
Report: Runoff Pollutes NY & NJ Beaches, But There's a Cleaner, Greener Future
If you’re planning a beach getaway this summer, there’s more than one reason to hope for clear, sunny skies. Besides sending beachgoers running for their...
In Sandy's Wake.... What's in Those Flood Waters?
Superstorm Sandy absolutely battered the New York/New Jersey region two weeks ago. I count myself among the extremely lucky ones – my neighborhood in Brooklyn...