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Jan. 17, 2012

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American City and County

Design guide offers tips for improving bicycle safety on city streets

The U.S. Department of Transportation and NACTO have created a resource for creating safer and more attractive and livable streets....More
Jan. 12, 2012

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American City and County

Bike share programs set to launch, share data (with related video)

As the weather warms up this spring and summer, cyclists in some cities will find it easier to make their commute or run errands via bike....More
Jan. 10, 2012

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American City and County

Maryland governor orders comprehensive land-use plan (with related video)

In December, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed an executive order to implement PlanMaryland, a long-range, land-use plan intended to better coordinate the state’s smart growth efforts and programs....More
Jan. 3, 2012

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American City and County

New year, fewer plastic bags

Residents in San Jose, Calif., might want to resolve to be more environmentally conscious at the grocery store this year....More
Dec. 18, 2011

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American City and County

Report: Funding for water and wastewater infrastructure woefully short

Capital investment in U.S. water and wastewater systems is insufficient to meet the demands of the systems’ aging infrastructure — and the funding gap is only poised to grow over the coming decades....More
Dec. 14, 2011

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American City and County

EPA says fracking may have polluted groundwater in Wyoming

Preliminary finding is first time agency has made such a ruling....More
Dec. 2, 2011

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American City and County

Dec. 5 is deadline for green space grant program

USCM will award five cities $25,000 grants apiece....More
Dec. 1, 2011

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American City and County

The Greening of Professional Services

Environmental preference purchasing is not just for commodities anymore....More
Nov. 4, 2011

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American City and County

EPA releases guidance on combined sewer overflows

The Environmental Protection Agency has released new guidance on overflows involving combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows....More
Aug. 18, 2011

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American City and County

DOE advisory board releases shale gas recommendations

A subcommittee of an advisory board for the U.S. Department of Energy is recommending several new regulations for the natural gas industry, including requiring full disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing....More
Jul. 20, 2011

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American City and County

Texas passes 'fracking' disclosure law (w/ related video)

Texas now requires natural gas well operators to disclose the chemicals they pump into the ground to drive the gas to the surface, a process known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking."...More
May 1, 2011

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American City and County

River revival

Cooperative effort in Columbus, Ohio, turns riverside brownfields into downtown park....More
Dec. 1, 2001

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American City and County

Rounding up household hazardous waste

Most people know better than to dump leftover pesticides into a running stream, but, if they want to get rid of the stuff, few options are appealing....More

Design guide offers tips for improving bicycle safety on city streets

Bike share programs set to launch, share data (with related video)

Maryland governor orders comprehensive land-use plan (with related video)

New year, fewer plastic bags

Report: Funding for water and wastewater infrastructure woefully short

EPA says fracking may have polluted groundwater in Wyoming

Dec. 5 is deadline for green space grant program

The Greening of Professional Services

EPA releases guidance on combined sewer overflows

DOE advisory board releases shale gas recommendations

Texas passes 'fracking' disclosure law (w/ related video)

River revival

Rounding up household hazardous waste

Survey: Most people like local government, but don't like the feds 1

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