Clean Water Starts With You The City of Fort Worth monitors, inspects and issues permits for construction site operations, many industrial facilities and commercial cosmetic cleaners. Unfortunately, stormwater pollution isn’t a business-only problem. Residential households are responsible for a portion of the pollutants that end up
Read MoreStriving towards Sustainable Environmental Excellence NCTCOG – Learn why litter is a big problem for you and the environment, and what you can do to prevent litter in the first place. Read More
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You can add ease, comfort, and enjoyment to your yard or garden by using native and adapted plants Texas SmartScape – Based on water-efficient landscape principles, Texas SmartScape is a landscape program crafted to be “smart” for North Central Texas, promoting the use of plants suited
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GreenSourceDFW – On average, May is the wettest month in North Texas and with the deluge comes rainwater piling up on streets and rushing down storm drains. It’s all going back to our creeks and rivers, unfortunately taking urban pollution with it. In North Texas, all
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Upgrading ventilation, filtration and other factors helps improve health and cognitive performance Scientific American – Even though humans have long attributed health benefits to fresh outdoor air, it is a lesson many of us seemed to have largely forgotten… until the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to
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Following these tips on how to test air quality in your home can help everyone can breathe a little easier Bob Villa – The wide range of pollutants, particulates, and allergens that can affect indoor air make it difficult to create an all-inclusive list of poor
Read MoreDon’t Be Storage for Contaminants! Colonial Well – For many years now, we have known that Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) affects the health, comfort, and well-being of the individuals inside of buildings. Additionally, since air pollutants are typically felt and not seen, it can be easy
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Indoor Air Quality Concerns U.S. Consumer Product Safety Association – A growing body of scientific evidence has indicated that the air within homes can be more seriously polluted than the outdoor air, and that people spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors. Thus, the risks
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Reduce indoor allergens that can trigger respiratory problems and other issues Harvard Health Publishing – It’s important to be aware of some of the allergy and respiratory triggers that may be lurking in your surroundings. While it’s probably not possible to eliminate all the allergens inside
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Disney Environmental Heroes by Brennah Chirumbole, Communications Specialist, Walt Disney World Resort As we dive into Earth Month, Disney is shining the spotlight on five Environmental Heroes who are putting possibility into practice by doing their part to conserve natural resources, care for wildlife and their
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