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Showing posts with label North Carolina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Carolina. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Sustainable roofs and EPA news

First, a couple of great ideas for rooftops from some smart high school students...

Second, last week we approved New York's 2010 303(d) list of impaired waters and released information to generate public interest and involvement.
Posted by Robie at 7/06/2010 No comments:
Labels: Clean Water Act, design, EPA, green roofs, impaired waters, innovation, New York, North Carolina, water resources management

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Notes on urban ecology and water conservation

An interesting Q&A on urban ecology with the head of the Urban Park Rangers and an overview of Duke's effort to conserve water.
Posted by Robie at 6/25/2009 No comments:
Labels: North Carolina, urban parks, video, water conservation

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

NC mulls stricter water management

North Carolina's state legislature is considering further regulation of the state's water resources, to include mandatory permits on users that extract 100,000 gallons or more in a single day period.

Check the Senate version of the bill here and the House version here.
Posted by Robie at 6/09/2009 No comments:
Labels: North Carolina, population growth, water conflict, water resources management
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