by Gary Chandler | Sep 21, 2020 | Climate Change, State Government
Drought, Wildfires, Power Outages, Air Pollution and a Pandemic Climate change has already cost states like California billions of dollars in damage to agricultural, tourism, recreation, and other industries. It’s also claiming human lives. It’s impossible to escape...
by Gary Chandler | Aug 21, 2020 | Public Health, Wastewater Management
Sewage A Pathway That Demands New Risk Assessments Scientists are unraveling mysteries surrounding the coronavirus every day. One of the most unusual discoveries deserves further inspection because it represents a double-edged sword in the battle against the pandemic....
by Gary Chandler | Jul 9, 2020 | Public Health, Wastewater Management
Risk Assessments Ignore Prion Contamination The United States produces about 33 billion gallons of wastewater every day. Meanwhile, agriculture uses about 128 billion gallons of water every day. The government hopes to close the gap with municipal wastewater reuse and...
by Gary Chandler | Jun 26, 2020 | Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning
Natural Systems Help Cities Weather Climate Change Experts say that the battle against climate change will be won or lost in our cities. China hopes to win the battle with sponge cities that embrace and utilize natural systems to manage water, cleanse the air and...
by Gary Chandler | May 15, 2020 | Corporate Leadership
Reforming Energy, Transportation and Agriculture By Ewa Krukowska, Bloomberg Europeans are forming a new alliance to build its recovery package after the coronavirus crisis around the Green Deal strategy of sustainable growth. The group is pushing to mobilize...
by Gary Chandler | Apr 11, 2020 | Local Government, Public Health
Obama, Bloomberg Offer Advice On Virus Management Participants from more than 300 cities around the world, including mayors, local leaders, and members of response teams joined Bloomberg Philanthropies’ virtual COVID-19 Local Response Initiative, where President...
by Gary Chandler | Mar 19, 2020 | State Government, Sustainable Cities
Greener Cities Are More Competitive By Katy Aranoff, The New Republic The global economy is headed for a recession thanks to the coronavirus. A new poll finds that nearly one in five workers in the United States has already faced layoff or a loss of hours...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 23, 2020 | Climate Change, Corporate Leadership
Employees Hold Amazon Accountable For Change The battle against climate change suddenly has a new champion amidst a stunning leadership crisis. Better late than never. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has emerged from the back of the pack to take the lead where other capitalists...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 11, 2020 | Sustainable Cities, Urban Forestry
Trees Promote Health and Climate Mitigation By Isabella Kaminski, The Developer Governments love a good tree-planting scheme, because they’re popular and always hit the headlines. The latest source of funding, announced by former environment secretary Michael Gove in...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 18, 2019 | Climate Change, Extreme Weather
Higher Tides, Declining Tax Base Drowning Cities By Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News High-tide flooding is eating away at the coastal property tax base just when communities need it most to adapt to climate change and repair the damage. Rising seas have already...
