by Southwest EFC | Jul 2, 2026 | Community Engagement, Green Infrastructure, Partnerships, Pollution & Water Quality, Stormwater, Uncategorized
Key Takeaways From Our Webinar: Green Schoolyards as a Stormwater and Community Resilience Strategy This webinar is part of a three-part series on green schoolyards, which was presented by the Environmental Finance Center Network on June 16, 2026. School grounds...
by Southwest EFC | Jun 30, 2026 | Communications and Outreach, Community Engagement, Compliance with Drinking Water Regulations, Policy and Legislation, Pollution & Water Quality
Cross-connection and backflow risks may not always be obvious, but they can pose serious threats to drinking water systems and public health when left unaddressed. In this episode, Alice Kilkelly from the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center speaks with...
by Sami Stroud | Mar 25, 2026 | Partnerships, Policy and Legislation, Pollution & Water Quality, Water Justice
You may have heard about the Chesapeake Bay (the Bay), the largest estuary in the United States, which drains 64,000 square miles across six eastern states and the District of Columbia. It is a biodiversity hotspot home to 3,600 species of plants and animals and the...
by Sami Stroud | Dec 2, 2025 | Compliance with Wastewater Regulations, Complying with Wastewater Regulations, Pollution & Water Quality
Photo provided by Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute. Clean water is one of our most essential shared resources. Each time a household flushes a toilet, takes a shower, or runs a load of laundry, the water leaving that home becomes wastewater, carrying...
by Sami Stroud | Nov 13, 2025 | Community Engagement, Decentralized Wastewater Systems, Pollution & Water Quality, Wastewater
Figura 1. Paseo Las Curías. Foto por Francisco Guzmán-Alvarado. To read this blog in English, click here / Para leer ese blog en ingles, haga clic aquí Más del 50% de los 3.2 millones de habitantes de Puerto Rico dependen de sistemas sépticos para la gestión de aguas...
by Sami Stroud | Nov 13, 2025 | Community Engagement, Decentralized Wastewater Systems, Pollution & Water Quality, Wastewater
Figure 1. Las Curías Lakeside Walkway. Photo by Francisco Guzmán-Alvarado. To read this blog in Spanish, click here / Para leer ese blog en español, haga clic aquí More than 50% of Puerto Rico’s 3.2 million inhabitants depend on septic systems for wastewater...