Resiliency Through Solar: How Hillsborough County, FL is Planning for the Future with Sustainable Solutions

Hillsborough County, FL has been leading an aggressive effort to implement solar energy technologies throughout their community for the past several years. Like many other Florida communities, Hillsborough is motivated by a desire to cut energy costs, reduce emissions, and create more resilient energy sources that could keep critical infrastructure and services running through hurricanes…

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Knoxville’s Energy & Sustainability Initiative and Chattanooga’s Build it Green Program Announced Winners of the 2020 Tennessee Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards (GESA)

The Tennessee Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards (GESA) are presented annually to recognize outstanding achievements by individuals, local governments, businesses, organizations, educational institutions, and agencies for successful environmental projects and conservation measures. This year, two projects of the Southeast Sustainable Communities Fund, the Built it Green Program of Chattanooga and Knoxville’s Energy & Sustainability Initiative. Congratulations…

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SSDN Communities Celebrate the 50th Birthday of Earth Day Virtually

Fifty years ago, millions of people took to the streets on the very first Earth Day. They were demanding clean air and environmental protection, leading in part to the Clean Air Act, and other environmental protection laws. Today, climate change is still one of the biggest challenges faced around the world and more than ever…

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