How Water Filters Mitigate Eutrophication Issues Fortunately, water filters offer a promising solution to mitigate eutrophication and preserve our precious water resources. In this article… Read More

From green roofs in Toronto to Vancouver’s rain city strategy, Canadian cities are looking to become “sponges” in order to help mitigate some of the effects of extreme ra… Read More

The term “nature-based solutions” has burst outside of the bubble of ecology and conservation and entered into the mainstream policy-making conversation, it seems. Late last ye… Read More

Innovative Approaches by Architects to Promote Water Sustainability Rainwater Harvesting Rainwater harvesting is a technique that has gained popularity among architects. By capturing rain… Read More

Credit: Science of The Total Environment (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165759 A relatively simple, inexpensive method of filtering urban stormwater runoff dramat… Read More

This article is republished from The Hill Times’ website. The original article was published on May 17, 2023. Here in Alberta, the wildfires that have engulfed my province and displa… Read More

Valerie Marcil's rain garden According to the Clemson Cooperative Extension, a rain garden is a landscaped depression that allows rainwater runoff from areas such as rooftops, driveways, an… Read More

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) hosted a delegation in February for its Japanese counterpart, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, to view… Read More

Stormwater management is essential for ensuring water quality and protecting natural waterways. Heavy rain causes runoff, which can carry pollutants into rivers, streams, lakes, or wetlands… Read More

anchor Image courtesy Pexels user Abdullah Almutairi Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has announced a new policy mandating the use of small-scale green infrastructure on cur… Read More

Green-Wood Cemetery. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan GREENWOOD HEIGHTS —  On Thursday, Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery and the New York State Environmental Facilities Corp… Read More

Mark Grey was sitting in his office in Seattle when he saw something in the water in the marina right outside his window. It was an oil slick. “We really panicked, thinking it was a bo… Read More

Two Rivers Public Charter School / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture© Anice Hoachlander+ 18 Area Area of this architecture project Area: … Read More

Sustainable drainage systems (also known as SuDS,[1]SUDS,[2][3] or sustainable urban drainage systems[4]) are a col… Read More

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) recently verified Filterra Bioretention System from Imbrium Systems in Read More

Storm Water Management has become a topic of concern as farmland and wooded parcels are turned into communities, retail centers, hospitals, and other planned developments. The surface water… Read More

Silver Spring, Maryland.What is bioretention? Bioretention is a technique using natural methods to remove harmful pollutants in stormwater runoff through a variety of physical, biological, a… Read More

What is Stormwater Management? According to EPA, stormwater management is the effort aimed at reducing and channeling rainwater runoff or melted snow from urban areas, streets, lawns, and h… Read More

Drainage Team, the experts in drainage and storm water management in St Louis, has announced it can provide customers in the Missouri area with a variety of solutions. These include erosion… Read More

A rain garden is a landscape feature that is specially designed to utilize rainwater and storm water runoff to support the plants contained within. A rain garden can take many shapes or form… Read More

The City of Burien announced on Tuesday (April 12) that it is seeking feedback on code updates, with an open, public meeting set for Thursday, April 21 at the Community Center. The city said… Read More