Green Building News
U.S. Makes Progress Toward Cleaner Air
Thursday, March 11, 2010--
EPA's most recent evaluation of air pollution, Our Nation's Air, Status and Trends Through 2008, presents trends in air quality measurements, analyzes national emissions from key industrial sectors and takes a look at the relationship between air quality and climate change.
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[U.S. EPA]
Green homes face a red light
Wednesday, March 10, 2010--
Appraisals for newly built green homes do not fully reflect the cost of green technology, and the lower appraisal values mean buyers often cannot get the full financing they need from banks.
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[CNN Money]
Protecting America?s waters is top EPA priority for 2010 and beyond
Tuesday, March 09, 2010--
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson issued a memorandum to agency employees last month outlining seven key themes that EPA will consider priorities going forward. Protecting the waters of the United States is one of them.
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[Water World]
EPA Tests Environmentally Friendly Parking Lots
Friday, March 05, 2010--
In an effort to help reduce pollution runoff from paved parking lots, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is testing a variety of permeable paving materials at its facility in Edison, NJ.
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[Water World]
Green Infrastructure Helping Protect Urban Waters
Friday, March 05, 2010--
Communities across the country are exploring the use of green infrastructure to protect the quality of their local rivers, streams, lakes, and estuaries from the impact of development and urbanization.
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[Water World]
County seeks Ohio EPA grant for green roof
Friday, March 05, 2010--
Rather than resurface the roof with the traditional liquid asphalt, the county proposes to convert this section to a green roof that would aim to reduce stormwater runoff.
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[News-Herald.com]
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