  August 2014
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center eNews! Inside, you'll find recent news from EPA and other partners and organizations on environmental policy and issues, new publications, funding opportunities, and events.
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EPA Regional Administrator Discusses Clean Power Plan at SU-EFC Facilitated Roundtable
The Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, Judith Enck, led a dialogue on proposed nationwide carbon emission regulations at a roundtable discussion in Syracuse on July 16. The plan establishes state-specific carbon pollution reduction goals and empowers each state to choose how to meet these goals. Under the plan, New York State would have a goal for reducing carbon emissions by more than 40 percent. SU-EFC Executive Director, Mark Lichtenstein, facilitated the meeting, which was open to the public.
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The EPA is responding to critics of its proposed "Waters of the U.S." rule under the Clean Water Act over perceptions that the rule would make traditional farming practices more difficult. The EPA is providing answers on how the proposed rule cuts through red tape to make normal farming practices easier while also ensuring that waters are clean for our health, communities and the economy. |
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Solarize Syracuse is a grassroots community solar initiative for the City of Syracuse and the Towns of DeWitt, Manlius and Onondaga. The mission of the program is to combine the purchasing power of the community to save money and the planet. A series of workshops will cover how solar works, and how you can save money through the bulk purchasing program. Local community solar experts will answer questions to help residents and business owners decide whether solar energy is a viable option. For a list of upcoming workshops, please visit the Solarize Syracuse website. Flyer |
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Workshops, Trainings & Webinars
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Save the Date: 2014 Save the Rain Clean Water Fair
September 6, 2014 | 9am-2pm
Department of Water Environment Protection
650 Hiawatha Blvd. W, Syracuse
Save the date for the 6th Clean Water Fair at the Department of Water Environment Protection! Learn all about Onondaga County's nationally recognized Save the Rain program, learn about Onondaga Lake's recovery and view wildlife from the lake, or take a tour of the state of the art Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant or green infrastructure projects in downtown Syracuse. Additional activities include a bouncy house for kids, rain barrel workshops and raffles, and rain barrel sales.
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Save the Date: SyracuseCoE 14th Annual Symposium
Advanced Building Innovations: Integrating Systems for Efficiency, Quality and Resilience
October 15 & 16, 2014
SyracuseCoE Headquarters and Crowne Plaza Hotel
Rising demand for high-performance buildings is driving innovations that improve energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and resilience to intense storms and other disturbances. The 2014 SyracuseCoE Symposium features advances in design, technology, and applications that enhance the effectiveness of building systems, occupant well-being and social-ecological resilience.
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NYSAR3 NYS Recycling Conference & Trade Show
NYSAR3 NYS Recycling Conference & Trade Show
November 5-7, 2014
Otesaga Resort Hotel, Cooperstown, NY
This year's conference theme focuses on the strengths of collaborating at a regional level and will incorporate presentations, lessons and best practices from neighboring states and the across Northeast region. A pre-conference workshop on textile recycling will take place on Wednesday November 5.
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Promoting Recycling Behavior Webinar
Promoting Recycling Behavior: What Works
Thursday, August 20 | 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm EST
This webinar will summarize the findings from behavioral science with regard to effective strategies for encouraging people to recycle, including recommendations for program design and marketing. The webinar will also share results from a survey conducted in partnership with The George Washington University regarding participants' feedback on bin shape, color and signage.
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EPA Provides Tool to Help Communities Become More Flood Resilient
The EPA has released a new tool to help communities prepare for, deal with and recover from floods. The Flood Resilience Checklist offers strategies that communities can consider, such as conserving land in flood-prone areas; directing new development to safer areas; and using green infrastructure approaches, such as installing rain gardens, to manage stormwater.
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Report on Managing Abandoned and Vacant Property
This report focuses on the reuse of vacant and abandoned property in the city of Saginaw, Michigan. In 2010, the city requested assistance from the EPA to identify options for  managing land use and infrastructure in the Green Zone, a neighborhood in northeast Saginaw that has the largest concentration of vacant and abandoned property in the city. This report details the results of EPA's study, and is informative for communities around the country that are facing similar development challenges.
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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 2014 Request for Applications
EPA is soliciting applications for grants and/or cooperative agreements to be awarded as part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). EPA will award approximately $27.5 million under a request for applications (RFA) for up to 30 projects.
Applications are requested for projects within the following three categories:
- Invasive species control
- Watershed management implementation
- Sediment reduction projects in priority watersheds
Deadline: August 25, 2014
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SU-EFC in the Caribbean News
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SU-EFC Leads SMM Training for MAR Leadership Workshop in Cozumel, Mexico
As part of its efforts to build a network of SMM leaders in Latin America, the SU-EFC is leading a training series and assisting with the development community projects focused on sustainable materials management (SMM) for the 2014 Meso-American Reef Leadership (MAR Leadership) Program. The trainings are meant to align with the 2014 umbrella vision of the MAR Leadership program, which is to foster and connect regional integrated materials management systems, prevent environmental pollution, and protect the coral reef system.
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Located at the SyracuseCoE Center for Sustainable Community Solutions, Syracuse EFC enhances the administrative and financial capacities of state and local government officials, nonprofit organizations, and private sectors to make change toward improved environmental infrastructure and quality of life.
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Syracuse EFC Staff
Ana V. Arache Project Assistant
Lydia Brinkley Research Assistant
Laura Cardoso Program Coordinator Sarnai Davaadagva
Project Assistant Brad DeFrees Program Coordinator
Khristopher Dodson Associate Director
Caitlin Eger Project Assistant
Kathy Forrest Budget Administrator Kaira T. Fuentes
Project Assistant Mark Lichtenstein Executive Director and Principal Investigator Lisa Ruggero Project Assistant Brandon Strouse Communications Assistant Lucy Tomkiewicz Communications Assistant
Mandy Westerdahl Communications Manager
Kyle Wilkinson Project Assistant
Melissa Young Assistant Director
Please visit our website, efc.syracusecoe.org |
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Environmental Finance Center programs and projects are supported in part by funding from USDA-RD and EPA.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, sex, and familial status.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6582 (TDD).
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