Paying Private Property Owners in NYC to "Go Green"
New York City is approximately 72% impervious. With 218 square miles of paved area—surfaces such as parking lots, building rooftops, streets, and sidewalks—...
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Get Your Mind Out of the Storm Drain
How cities can spur voluntary "green" stormwater management on private land A growing slate of leading cities are seeing that the challenges of modern-day...
Pay for Performance Meets Green Infrastructure
Last week was an exciting one for connoisseurs of green infrastructure finance, when the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (“DC Water”) made green...
Dude...Seriously?
As a surfer and ocean swimmer, I travel frequently to my hometown of San Diego—especially when the surf is good. However, because I work on stormwater...
Eliminating Tax Hurdles for Homeowners to Invest in Water Efficiency and Green Infrastructure
Earlier today, a bipartisan group of Representatives, led by Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA), introduced legislation to clarify that rebates provided by water...
New NRDC Issue Brief guides cities toward effective, fair, and lawful stormwater credit trading programs
When rain runs off impervious surfaces such as sidewalks, streets and roofs, it collects a wide range of toxic pollutants, which are then dumped, usually...