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Are Paved Driveways Contributing to Stormwater Pollution?

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If you really want to be green, it may be time to think about digging up your paved asphalt driveway and replacing it with soil and native plants…

Under Water

How Ocean Pollution Affects Humans

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This new infographic from Dive.in shows how pollution and other environmental ills are making the ocean a dirty and dangerous place for humans to recreate in and eat from.

House & Home

Run-Off Redux: Reusing Rainwater in the Garden

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Build a rain garden, grade your yard, collect rainwater, replace impermeable surfaces: these are just a few ways to cut down on run-off from your garden…

Sustainable Cities

Interview: Stewart Schwartz

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In 1997, Stewart Schwartz founded the Coalition for Smarter Growth to fight sprawl and support public transit and walkable communities in the Washington, DC region. Schwartz is also an attorney and a retired Navy Captain with 24 years of active and reserve duty. He has served with the President’s Council on Sustainable Development, the Land […]