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Rainwater-in-Context: An Interview with Paul Crabtree and Lisa Nisenson
Submitted by Erika Strauss on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 10:51amCNU’s Erika Strauss recently interviewed Paul Crabtree and Lisa Nisenson, leaders of CNU’s Rainwater-in-Context Initiative, to catch up after CNU21 and hear what they have to say about the recent developments in the delayed EPA stormwater regulations.
Erika Strauss (ES): I know you’ve b... read more »
Applications for 2012 EPA National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 10:48pmAnnouncment from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Sustainable Communities:
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The EPA Smart Growth Awards
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 4:24pmThe EPA announced the winners of the 2011 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement today, and CNU's fingerprints left a heavy imprint this year. Congrats to CNU Board Chair Victor Dover and Dover-Kohl Partners for recognition of their work on Plan El Paso, and to CNU Board Member Doug Farr for hi... read more »
Rainwater-In-Context Initiative Members Published in Stormwater Magazine
Submitted by mcarney on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 4:05pmCNU members and contributors to the Rainwater-In-Context Initiative, Jim Dumont and Kim Stephens have just been published in the most recent issue of Stormwater Magazine. Their article, “Rainwater Management in a Watershed Context” is a thoughtful review of the divergent goals of rainwater manag... read more »
House Appropriations Committee Votes to Cut Smart Growth Funding
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 07/13/2011 - 4:21pm
The following comes direct from the Smart Growth America blog, in response to legislation just passed by the House Appropriations Committee:
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Two-Stepping with the Feds on Earth Day
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 5:09pmAs noted on the CNU Facebook page earlier this week, the one-step-forwards-one-step-back dance with the Feds continues. Last Friday, one foot was put forward when news emerged that HUD’s Sustainable Communities Initiative would retain $100 million in the final CR for FY2011. Included in the budget... read more »
An impressive month for the federal sustainability partnership
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 10/28/2010 - 10:42amIn a breathtaking series of press conferences and releases as well as a major report, the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities, which is led by EPA, HUD, and the Department of Transportation, have rolled out coordinated, multiple announcements of federal assistance to an impressive and wi... read more »
The Sustainable Communities Initiative
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 1:57pmThe Sustainable Communities Initiative
View article with images, formatting, links and comments at http://blog.sustainableindustries.com/category/built-environment/
MaryVogel | July 21, 2010
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CNU18: “Advancing Federal Policy and the Sustainable Communities Partnership”
Submitted by Katherine Gregor on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 3:52pmAt a panel discussion on “Advancing Federal Policy and the Sustainable Communities Partnership” at CNU18 in Atlanta, federal officials observed that $3 billion in competitive federal grants “in
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EPA grant is now official
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 12:42pmI'm pleased to say that the U.S.
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