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Epa Launches "Green Infrastructure" Plan To Reduce Stormwater Runoff,

EPA Launches "Green Infrastructure" Plan To Reduce Stormwater Runoff, Sewer Overflows

1/17/2008

Washington, D.C. - The EPA, with state and national partners, released a comprehensive plan to reduce runoff and increase environmental and economic benefits for communities. The strategy will help reduce stormwater runoff and sewer overflows by promoting "green infrastructure" approaches, such as green roofs, trees and tree boxes, rain gardens, and porous pavements. Green infrastructure techniques, technologies, and practices reduce the amount of water and pollutants that run off a site. These tools have many other benefits, including cost savings, improved air quality, urban ...
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Raingarden Guide Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2008 Contact Elizabeth Storey, 651-644-8888

New Guide to Raingardens available to residents of Capitol Region Watershed District

Have you ever wondered what to plant in that low spot in your backyard where the grass won’t grow because water puddles there after it rains? Or how to fix the erosion gully where rainwater drains away from one of your downspouts? Well one solution may be to plant a raingarden.

A raingarden is a depression designed to catch rainwater runoff in your yard. It is planted with plants that don’t mind getting partially flooded ...
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Raingarden Guide Poster

Poster TEXT: What do you plant in that backyard low spot where the grass won’t grow?

One solution may be to plant a raingarden.

A raingarden is a depression designed to catch rainwater runoff in your yard. It is planted with plants that don’t mind getting partially flooded on occasion. The raingarden is positioned to prevent stormwater from reaching paved surfaces and contributing to polluted runoff going to our lakes and rivers. Raingardens provide wildlife habitat and winter interest in your yard.

The Blue Thumb Guide to Raingardens is an illustrated how-to manual with details about raingarden ...
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Blue: It's The New Green

Pioneer Press http://www.twincities.com/life/ci_7934793 Article Last Updated: 01/12/2008 11:35:54 PM CST

Last year, Twin Cities Green ushered in a new era of environmentally conscious lifestyle shopping. This year, the retailer might want to consider a name change.

To Twin Cities Blue.

Advertising agency JWT, known for its trend forecasting, has declared blue the new green and submitted it as one of the top 10 trends of 2008. The deepening color of earth friendliness is being attributed to an increased focus on climate change, which relates directly to the seas and the sky - both blue.

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Local Clean Water Program Recognized

Blaine — The Blue Thumb–Planting for Clean Water program, which was started by the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD), will receive the Governor's Award – Minnesota Government Reaching Environmental Achievements Together (MN GREAT!) on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Minnesota Air, Water and Waste Environmental Conference.

The Blue Thumb program is an online outreach program with A-to-Z information to help residents plan and plant native gardens, raingardens and shorelines with native plants. The Web site bluethumb.org features planting blueprints, a plant selector tool, local retailers and landscapers, grant information, how-to guides and more.

The 17th annual award honors ...
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