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Programs Help Fight Obesity and Reduce Emissions
By Michelle Volkmann
More U.S. children are getting to school the old school way – by walking.
Requiring only two volunteers and a neighborhood of children willing to dress for the weather, the “walking school bus” is part of a growing national trend to combat childhood obesity, traffic congestion and auto emission pollution in urban areas.
According to the “Trends in Walking and Bicycling to School” report released October 2013 by the National Center for Safe Routes to School, a greater percentage of children between the grades of kindergarten and eighth grade are choosing active school travel. Parent surveys showed the percentage of children walking to and from school increased from 12.4 percent in 2007 to 15.7 percent in 2012 in the morning and 15.8 percent in 2007 to 19.7 percent in 2012 in the afternoon. The data was compiled from parent surveys submitted by 8,119 schools representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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Latest News
WASHINGTON -- Congress has moved forward on a catch-all spending bill that restores some needed funding for health and environment safeg...
CHICAGO -- There are more than 1.8 million thermostats containing eight tons of mercury in Illinois homes and buildings, according to a ...
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Have you ever been to the gym during the first week of January? It's usually packed. Everyone is following up on their Ne...
LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Air Louvers will pay $43,000 for violations of the Clean Water ...
LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $461,368 in grants to fund seven environmental projects along the ...
WASHINGTON -- Congress recently released a $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014, which lays out funding for ag...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration announced the availability of $24.9 million through...
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WASHINGTON -- Federal agencies conclude and agree that code adoption and compliance, training for code officials and updating codes base...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced design assistance to help the capital cities of Michigan, Wisconsin and...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Maryland Department of Environment and Prince George's County announced a $100 m...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced agricultural grants for Integrated Pest Management practices to reduce ...
NEW YORK -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has revamped its Citizen Science website to provide new resources and success stori...
WASHINGTON -- Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Indian...
WASHINGTON -- As part of the Energy Department's commitment to helping families across the United States save money by saving energy, th...
SEATTLE -- A new report and infographic released by the Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment on building energy use reveals...
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Product Announcements
SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Canadian Solar Inc., announced it was selected to supply 84,480 solar modules to National Renewable Energy Corporation fo...
YORK, Pa. -- Voith Hydro proudly celebrated the recent completion of PPL Generation's expansion of the Holtwood Hydroelectric facility on the ...
NEW YORK -- BYD and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority have concluded a pilot test on a BYD 40-foot, zero-emissions, bat...
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The following competitive grants are available to municipal and/or non-profit applicants, among others:
• National Center for Sustainable Water Infrastructure Modeling Research... Details
• Food Security Challenge... Details
• Dakotas Area Office Water Conservation Field Services... Details
• Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program... Details
• Cyber-Innovation for Sustainability Science and Engineering... Details
 American Funding Innovators (AFI), developer of GrantNavigator, provides Sustainable City Network subscribers access to this powerful new grant management tool.
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Sustainable City Network, in partnership with the Northwest Environmental Training Center, will host introductory and advanced training in ecological risk assessments in online courses offered March 4 through 13.
Instructor Chuck Harman will conduct a 6-hour introductory course in three 2-hour webinars March 4, 5 and 6, and a 6-hour advanced course on March 11, 12 and 13. Continuing education certificates will be provided.
A terrestrial ecologist, Harman has more than 23 years of experience in the environmental consulting field. He is responsible for the completion of ecological risk assessment projects and wetlands evaluations at hazardous waste sites and industrial facilities around the country.
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Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014
2 p.m. Eastern (1 pm Central / Noon Mtn. / 11 am Pacific)
Note: Admittance requires a membership to Climate Communities
2014 Sustainable Funding Outlook
For the first time in many years, Congress is poised to pass actual appropriations to fund the federal government. On Monday evening, House and Senate negotiators released the text of a bipartisan bill that will provide $1.012 trillion to keep the government open and avoid a federal shutdown.
The fiscal year 2014 spending bill has important ramifications for local governments. Federal investment is critical to local efforts to reduce energy use, curb greenhouse gas emissions, improve air and water quality, and decrease vehicle miles traveled.
On Thursday's webinar, Climate Communities staff will provide an analysis of the fiscal year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill, highlight federal initiatives that were greenlit for funding, identify specific cuts of federal program funding, and describe the types of grants that will be available to localities for sustainability initiatives.
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Sustainable City Network
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563.588.3853
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