+ USGBC Statement
USGBC Statement on Withdrawal
of the U.S. from the Paris Agreement
features
+ More Than Water
As national media attention on the Flint water crisis wanes, an organization called Crossing Water continues to bring services to residents, employing a model that addresses needs beyond access to clean water.
+ Forest City
Italy’s Stefano Boeri plans to transform one of the world’s most polluted cities, Shijiazhuang, China, into an oasis of habitable forest.
+ Biological Revolution
Three innovators answer the call for sustainable building materials with game-changing bio-based products.
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Recycled Earth
School teacher Jennifer Runde’s 4th- and 5th-grade classes completed a fantastic art collage with recycled National Geographic magazines in celebration of Earth Day.
Courtesy Jennifer Runde
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+ community
USGBC’s Green Home Guide website offers homeowners sound advice for better living.
+ ecosystems
Motor City is poised to become the epicenter of urban agriculture.
+ green economy
Responding to the risks posed by climate change is no longer reserved for socially responsible companies. There is now a clear priority for all businesses that want a prosperous future.
departments
+ community
Saint Anthony Village is winning accolades for moving toward becoming a green city.
+ professional pulse
Q & A with Mark Ginsberg, senior fellow, USGBC, and principal of Ginsberg Green Strategies, LLC
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For Starbucks, fostering local leaders is key to delivering on its commitments to the community and the environment.
