#ForewordFriday: The Value of Green Infrastructure for All

By Jada Mosley / On May 14th, 2019
Vacant lots, so often seen as neighborhood blight, have the potential to be a key element of community revitalization. As manufacturing cities reinvent themselves after decades of lost jobs and population, abundant vacant land resources and interest in green infrastructure are expanding opportunities for community and environmental resilience.
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#ForewordFriday: Not a Drop to Drink Edition

By Meghan Bartels / On June 20th, 2014
Water shapes every aspect of our lives, but how many of us know where our water comes from or who decides how it's distributed? In his new book, Chasing Water, Brian Richter argues that our water shortages can best be addressed by teaching people how water supply works and giving them a seat at the table in deciding how it is allocated. Richter shows why, just like our bank accounts, the water accounts of individual rivers and aquifers are shaped by deposits and withdrawals.
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#ForewordFriday: Unquenchable

By Admin / On June 21st, 2013
Here's another important book to add to your summer reading list: Unquenchable by Robert Glennon. Named a "Top Ten Environmental Book of 2009" by Mother Nature Network, Robert Glennon's book captures the irony—and tragedy—of America’s water crisis in a book that is both frightening and wickedly comical.