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As climate change threatens cultural treasures, museums get creative to conserve both energy and artifacts

Grist

Within walking distance of the Grist office in downtown Seattle, there’s a pinball museum, an NFT museum, a Jimi Hendrix-inspired museum of pop culture, and Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry, just to name a few. But, she added, museums can actually be some of the most carbon-intensive buildings in cities.

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A massive water recycling proposal could help ease drought

Grist

A treatment facility takes in wastewater and adds microbes that consume the organic matter. Or it may instead be used for non-potable purposes, like for agriculture or industrial processes. Currently in California, about 10 percent of wastewater in municipal and industrial usage is recycled.

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2024 Leadership Award Winners: Green California Schools & Higher Education Summit

Green Technology

Green Technology’s Leadership Awards aim to recognize and honor individuals, organizations, and institutions that have made significant contributions to advancing sustainability efforts and reducing carbon footprints in various sectors.

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2024 Leadership Award Winners: Green California Schools & Higher Education Summit

Green Technology

Green Technology’s Leadership Awards aim to recognize and honor individuals, organizations, and institutions that have made significant contributions to advancing sustainability efforts and reducing carbon footprints in various sectors.

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Analysis: How did the 2019 legislative session fare on climate justice?

Front And Centered

While the full HEAL act passed in both the House and Senate by significant margins, the Washington Business Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) and the Association of Washington Business (AWB) were able to slow reconciliation of the two bill versions, preventing it from passing before the session expired.

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Supervising Environmental Services Specialist

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

The Sustainability and Compliance Division is involved with establishing environmental policies and programs; implementing health, safety and compliance activities; advancing clean energy technology; and integrating green practices into City and community activities.

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. They think that building a levee is going to protect them from rising seawater. They can also enter directly through cracks in building foundations. Pavement is degrading faster.