Green Infrastructure Articles

A significant problem for many municipalities is combined sewer overflows (CSOs). Now, imagine the scale of the problem when your streams are...

If a McDonald’s-size restaurant wanted to build a new location in Merrillville, Indiana, it would first need to pass a variety of...

President Donald Trump recently signed the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act into law, which codifies the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Planning approach...

Toilets are the unexpected heroes of New York City’s green infrastructure program — yes, toilets. Not only has New York City been installing...

San Jose fits snugly in the center of California’s Santa Clara Valley, like an idyllic urban microchip. The so-called Capital of Silicon...

The EPA recently recognized 28 different wastewater, septic system and stormwater projects for being innovative in their design or financing. Projects funded by...

Better coordination between transportation planners and utilities’ stormwater management is the aim of a new guide produced by the National Association of...

The Water Environment Federation and DC Water recently announced that another 46 people have completed training and earned certifications under the National...

D.C. Water recently awarded its largest contract ever — a 5-mile tunnel costing $580 million that will help avoid CSOs into the...

Reports about the country’s aging water and wastewater infrastructure often are accompanied by a price tag — an especially high one. In...

A $729 million multi-project CSO control plan spanning two decades requires some public education. But what do you do when people aren’t...

Lawmakers are trying to establish legislation that would allow more flexibility for communities when complying with federal mandates for water and wastewater...

Philadelphia’s program that is striving to reduce stormwater runoff in the city recently added a new wrinkle. And it’s going to save...

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling more than $2 million will help 13 U.S. cities build green infrastructure projects aimed at improving...