A rain garden is shaped like a bowl that soaks up runoff from a rooftop or other hard surface like a parking area. The rainwater is absorbed into the soil instead of flowing into a storm drain that empties into local streams. Rain gardens and other green infrastructure are often planted with wildflowers or other native perennials that provide homes and food for birds and insects.

Water crises are hitting our economies: Time to hit back with...

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Green space in urban environments

The human payoff to urban green space

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Polar Bears

Let the climate debate begin!

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Flint Michigan - Reuters

Flint bottles hope from its toxic water crisis

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StandUp4CleanUp

StandUp4CleanUp – Making a Difference in Thunder Bay

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Britain is moving to increase recycling of beverage containers

Britain Moving to Clamp Down on Litter from Bottles

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CCGS Terry Fox in Baffin Bay on July 20, 2017, escorting M/V TAœGA DESGAGN…S. Photo credit: Marine Aerial Reconnaissance Team (Central & Arctic), Canadian Ice Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Mid Season High Arctic Icebreaking Report

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According to the US Energy Information Administration, hydraulic fracturing accounted for more than one-half of US oil production and two-thirds of US gas production in 2015. That percentage is expected to rise as more states begin to adopt the practice. CREDIT: Penn State

Fracking – It’s kind of an unknown, unquantified risk

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$7 million "thin-layer cap" remediation project

PENINSULA HARBOUR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

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Curbside Battery Bags

Curbside Battery Collection Starting Soon

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Bedbugs

Bed Bugs Significantly Resistant to Commonly Used Insecticides

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7.8 Earthquake hits Nepal

Nepal Earthquake Survivors Risk Grows with Poor Housing

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