Posts tagged Epa
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Breakfast links: All-affordable “Flatiron” building in NoMa secures financing
Developers secure financing to construct NoMa “Flatiron” apartment building. EPA awards environmental justice grant to Arlington. Montgomery County takes on enforcement of new rent stabilization law. Keep reading…
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National links: New mapping tool reimagines how users, cities measure walkability
Close, an interactive travel time map, could inform users about amenity gaps in their neighborhoods. Why vehicle sizes continue to increase in the US. Seville, Spain, adopts ancient Persian technology to cool its streets and bus stops. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: MWCOG sets 50% tree canopy coverage goal for region
MWCOG sets goal of maintaining 50% tree canopy coverage regionally. Class action lawsuit filed against Foxtrot amid sudden closure and layoffs. EPA fines oil recycling facility in South Baltimore $230,000 for pollution. Keep reading…
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Twenty years ago, it was common to have dozens of “Code Red” bad air days per summer
In the recent past, the DC area typically saw 20 or more Code Red days every summer. What changed? Keep reading…
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Lawns may be green, but they’re terrible for the environment
I made my childhood fortune pulling dandelions. My father saw them as the scourge of his beautiful green lawn. At the time everyone wanted a yard with a large expanse of grass for the kids to play. It was a time of innocence. Now it’s a time of consequences. Keep reading…
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What would DC look like without methane gas?
DC’s gas utility has promised to transition its business model away from selling gas, a necessary step if the District is to achieve its commitment of carbon neutrality by 2050. Keep reading…
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Lawns may be green, but they’re terrible for the environment
I made my childhood fortune pulling dandelions. My father saw dandelions as the scourge of his beautiful green lawn. He paid two cents per pulled dandelion, provided the roots came up, too. I had job security because the neighbors let their dandelions go to seed, assuring that there would always be more dandelions for me to pull. Keep reading…
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Trump’s budget hangs the Chesapeake Bay out to dry
The Chesapeake Bay is an economic and environmental engine for the Washington region. It’s also in serious jeopardy, as Donald Trump wants to make big cuts to the agency that cleans, studies, and cares for it. Environmental experts say the cuts would be disastrous for the region’s waterways. Keep reading…
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Abandoned office buildings can become new housing
It's no secret that throughout the region, it's becoming harder and harder to find housing that's affordable. One out-of-the-box solution to the problem is to turn old office and commercial spaces into housing. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: This land is my land
Master of my eminent domain; Unpave paradise; Where and how much?; We’re different; Abandonment issues; Crumbling sidewalks; Saving energy; Completing our streets; Worst parking job ever. Keep reading…