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The Center for Energy and Environment designed Home Energy Hub for residents of cold climate states such as Minnesota. Developed by home energy experts, our site encourages action — in approachable language, visitors learn about everything from new technologies to mitigating vermiculite insulation and avoiding ice dams. If anyone has questions or needs extra help, CEE’s free Energy Advisors are standing by to answer calls and emails.
Start exploring at homeenergyhub.org.
Starting in late July, EPA’s Office of Research and Development will be hosting a series of 9 weekly webinars to help water quality professionals learn how to apply EPA's Watershed Management Optimization Support Tool v. 3.01 (WMOST). WMOST is designed to facilitate integrated water resources management, allowing users to find the most cost effective management options within stormwater (including green infrastructure), wastewater, drinking water, and land conservation practices to meet water quantity and water quality goals. WMOST is designed for the community and small watershed (10,000 - 250,000 acre) scale, and a portion of a larger watershed can be modeled. These training sessions are geared towards those who are interested in applying WMOST to their own watershed(s) and community(ies) of interest. Topics will include:
REGISTRATION:
To register, please send an email to detenbeck.naomi@epa.gov with the words "WMOST training 2019" in the subject line (preferably by 7/17/19), and include your name, email, and affiliation (needed to set up accounts for sharing course materials). The exact schedule will be established following a poll of participants regarding optimal time slots.
We surveyed communities in our annual GreenStep survey in January, 2019. The following topic areas have staff available to provide one-on-one assistance for the 2019 calendar year. Contact us if you are interested in connecting on any of these actions!
Energy conservation, financing city-owned buildings
Energy/climate change peer network
Education/regulation backyard/rec burning
Emerald Ash Borer management plans
Fleets - efficiency, right size/purpose
Electric vehicles - charging infrastructure, fleets
Road diet: convert undivided 4-lane roads to safer layout
How do we know when public space supports health, and when processes that shape public spaces are inclusive? Despite the growing evidence connecting place and health, design and physical activity, the natural environment and mental well-being, and more, there are few available resources. Here is one from the Gehl Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
See current grant opportunities as part of the LMC Resource Library - https://www.lmc.org/page/1/current-grant.jsp
The Clean Water Partnership (CWP) program offers zero-interest loans to local units of government for implementing nonpoint-source best management practices and other activities that target the restoration and protection of a water resource such as a lake, stream, or groundwater aquifer.
Eligible projects include:
Funding: Up to $2 million, 0% interest
Timing: Accepted on a rolling basis
Link: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/cwp-loans
Building Resilience to Extreme Weather Events July 18, 2019, St. Cloud, MN. Register by July 2nd at: https://www.sciencemissionsupport.com/creatminnesotareg
to be phased in for commercial/multi-family buildings over 25,000 sq. ft. See details of this GreenStep BP action # 2.3 in the council decision packet
