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Environmental Infrastructure Programs under the Omnibus Budget Bill
April 2, 2018On Friday, March 23, President Trump signed a $1.3 trillion FY 2018 spending bill that will fund the federal government through September 30. This budget funds several environmental infrastructure programs that help … Read More about Environmental Infrastructure Programs under the Omnibus Budget Bill
Drinking Water & WastewaterThe State of Water Debt in North Carolina, Part 1
March 19, 2018Guest post by Maddie Atkins Water and wastewater infrastructure needs in the US continue to grow. The EPA Drinking Water Needs Survey and Clean Watershed Needs Survey estimate that a … Read More about The State of Water Debt in North Carolina, Part 1
Drinking Water & WastewaterExploring Public Fire Protection Charges in Wisconsin
March 7, 2018In addition to Rates Dashboards, the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill regularly publishes tables of water rates and rate structures of various states. … Read More about Exploring Public Fire Protection Charges in Wisconsin
Drinking Water & WastewaterFour Federal Water Infrastructure Funding Programs to Watch
February 28, 2018The White House’s Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America, which was released early this year, outlines the President’s proposed steps to encourage increased state, local, and private investment in … Read More about Four Federal Water Infrastructure Funding Programs to Watch
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsWhat’s on our Environmental Finance Reading List
February 22, 2018Can’t get enough of environmental finance blog posts and articles? Check out our list of blogs and newsletters that we’re following along as well. Ranging from local government finance strategies … Read More about What’s on our Environmental Finance Reading List
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationClean Water Access Challenges in the United States
February 13, 2018Water and sanitation access challenges are often thought of in the extremes—lack of a clean water source in a village or community or lack of indoor plumbing in homes. But … Read More about Clean Water Access Challenges in the United States
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsScraps to Savings: Composting in Communities
January 31, 2018Could mandatory composting be implemented in a municipality, and if so, what could this mean for communities? To answer this, we can look to San Francisco, the first U.S. city … Read More about Scraps to Savings: Composting in Communities
General Information, Waste ManagementHidden in Plain Sight
January 16, 2018Guest post by Brian Dabson Mobile homes are a vital but generally unloved part of North Carolina’s affordable housing stock. They come to public attention in times of extreme weather, … Read More about Hidden in Plain Sight
Energy, General Information