This May, the New York City Department of Sanitation welcomed its first all-electric street sweeper, marking a significant step toward realizing the city’s ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by the year 2035. It also marks the … Continue reading →
In order to create a new, local source for high-quality drinking water, the city of Oceanside, Calif., has turned to recycled water purification. After beginning with a feasibility study, the project is now near completion, with construction projected to be … Continue reading →
Municipal fleet managers have been on the front lines of the electric vehicle revolution since the first modern passenger EVs began sharing our roads in the mid-1990s. While the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment and subsequent emissions regulations on automotive … Continue reading →
Across America, many local governments are setting ambitious goals to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Even those without specific goals want to respond to concerned citizens by showing a willingness to take positive action. In turn, municipal leaders are asking public … Continue reading →
Carmel, Ind., is a city of 92,000 that has been committed to environmental sustainability and encourages ecological responsibility throughout its community and across all of its municipal departments. In the past few years, Carmel has become the first in … Continue reading →
In areas with harsh winter conditions, concrete takes a beating. Common deicers can result in calcium oxychloride growth that rots concrete joints, and freeze-and-thaw cycles cause surface delamination or scaling. Such deterioration proves frustrating when it occurs well before the … Continue reading →
New York, NY, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rubicon, a software company that provides smart waste and recycling solutions to businesses and governments worldwide, today announced the launch of its annual Trick or Trash™ campaign, a program designed to help … Continue reading →
When it comes to net zero energy, the city of Burlington, Vt., holds the road map to success. Sept. 9, 2019, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, in conjunction with the Burlington Electric Department, released the Net Zero Energy Road Map, which … Continue reading →
As more facts about carbon emissions’ affect on climate change become known and as fuel prices fluctuate, more municipalities are considering renewable sources of energy for city operations. One way some cities and towns are doing this is by the … Continue reading →
Cambridge, Mass., has been hard at work in its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. It is just one of the city’s future-forward goals and is an integral part of a net-zero action plan begun in 2015. While certainly not an … Continue reading →
They’re on practically every city street, and we’re so used to seeing them we likely take streetlights and traffic signals for granted. But many cities across the nation are getting smart and finding ways to utilize those plentiful resources in … Continue reading →
