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Knoxville, TN:
The Emerald Ash Borer Is Chewing Its Way Through Municipal Budgets
Local governments around the U.S. are paying the price for global trade's effects on trees.
Is Coal Waste Leaching Into America’s Drinking Water?
Coal ash ponds are contaminating groundwater across the country, but the consequences are unclear because the government doesn't monitor them.
Aeration Systems Remove Excess Nutrients from Municipal Water Supplies
Several years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began an initiative to control excessive nitrogen and phosphorus pollution entering the Gulf of Mexico through watersheds. Although phosphorus and nitrogen are nutrients needed for aquatic plant and algal growth, excess amounts can have damaging effects. Farming states were under pressure to restore their surface water quality. Too Much Nitrogen & Phosphorus
Budget measures on climate complicated by unrelated price hikes
Climate spend increased but carbon tax still critical to longer term decarbonisation
Easy Tips for Green Living
Greening up your home is not only good for the environment it is also good on your wallet. According to the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. generates about 208 million tons of municipal sol...
Is Zero Energy Achievable within Budget?
The cost to achieve Zero Energy has declined dramatically over the last decade. With the advancement of energy reduction strategies and the reduction of solar PV costs, the Zero Energy goal has finally become attainable within a standardbudget. The first point to understand is that reaching a goal of Zero Energy is a process—not an … Continued
Preventing Energy Costs from Exceeding Budget Before it Happens
In the traditional approach to managing energy costs, you receive your bills long after the energy has been consumed—sometimes weeks or months after the fact. Billing dates often don’t align with calendar months, and you can’t pinpoint exactly when energy costs were incurred. How can you even account for your energy spend, let alone budget for it? The new world of energy management makes budgeting proactive…
