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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "green infrastructure"

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Creating green infrastructure with and for vulnerable communities

January 19, 2023

Chesapeake Bay Program pilots green infrastructure effort with four communities in the watershed

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Local governments plan for resilient communities

December 22, 2022

Annual Local Government Forum convened local decision-makers and climate experts to discuss resiliency planning

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A rain garden planted on a sidewalk in a city.

Between two rivers, a city’s hopes are tied to healthy waters

September 15, 2022

The Clean Water Act revived the James and the Appomattox, allowing Hopewell to seek its own renewal

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A man fishes from the James River in Hopewell

West Virginia tourist town confronts flooding with green infrastructure

December 7, 2021

Stormwater infrastructure projects installed in Berkeley Springs help reduce flooding and pollution.

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Local government and climate experts convene to problem solve on community flooding

October 20, 2020

Federal funding, collaboration, environmental justice and more examined at the 2020 Local Government Forum

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Relief from the heat: In rapidly warming cities, trees can save lives

August 31, 2020

Research links increased heat vulnerability to unjust urban planning

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A cocktail of contaminants in Chesapeake waters

June 12, 2020

A new report reviews emerging and existing contaminants of concern for waterways and fisheries

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Cultivating inclusion in an urban park

June 11, 2020

How a park in Baltimore embraces diverse communities

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Access to green space makes social distancing a little easier

April 16, 2020

At the same local park, the landscape changes every day if you look closely

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A garden for healing patients and the river

April 9, 2020

In Baltimore, a hospital’s green space aids recovery and filters stormwater pollution

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