…plastic bag in the compost bin, which is not compostable). Among our key findings, we noticed that compost and recycling rates doubled when information was shared with group leaders (e.g….
Coal Plant Shutdowns: Operators Need to Manage Community Relationships
…plant shutdown has both positive and negative effects on the neighboring community, and it references Delta’s research on how proactive community engagement can help accelerate the redevelopment process. Read more….
Millennium Reserve highlights recent Delta publication
This article featured on the Millennium Reserves website explains the benefits of our recent publication Green Infrastructure Toolkit….
For Midwest communities dealing with urban flooding, new templates provide a free resource to rethink streets and open spaces for stormwater management
…(Chicago) … As communities across the Midwest seek solutions to reduce sewer and basement back-ups and other costly effects of urban flooding, a collaboration in Chicago has produced free green…
Environmental Group, study suggest similar solutions to Saugatuck-Douglas harbor problems
This Holland-Sentinel article highlights Delta Institute’s prospective partnership with Saugatuck to reduce the flow of sediment into Kalamazoo Lake. Delta Institute applied for funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative…
What to do with America’s Closed Coal Plants
…challenges and opportunities we face with the hundreds of near-term coal plant closures across the country, and points to a Delta Institute report on recent coal plant closure redevelopment projects….
New Sustainable Materials Roadmap Hopes to Curtail Waste Generation in Cook County
This article from Sustainable Chicago magazine highlights Delta’s “Roadmap for Sustainable Materials Management in Cook County” which calls for action to reduce waste generation and improve reuse and recycling rates…
Feds give Franklin Park cash to clean up contaminated sites
This Chicago Tribune article highlights an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant that will allow seven municipalities in West Cook County to identify and assess brownfields that may be redeveloped. Delta…
Hobart Initiative Scores Funding
This Inside Indiana Business article highlights the $355,000 in USEPA Great Lakes Restoration initiative funds that will be used to support infrastructure projects aiming to reduce polluted stormwater runoff in…
New faces and new roles in the Delta network
…Tradewater, LLC At Carbon Projects at Tradewater, LLC, Sam Schiller manages a team that develops pollution reduction projects that claim pollution credits within California’s compliance offset program. Sam designed and…
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