U.S. Water Prize Awarded to Onondaga County for the Save the Rain Program
(Washington, D.C.) February 26, Along the Reflecting Pool between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, the U.S. Water Alliance announced the 2013 winners of the coveted U.S. Water Prize: Onondaga County, NY, for its program to “Save the Rain” and embrace green infrastructure solutions...(read more)
Rain Garden Photo Contest: April Showers Bring May Flowers
Grab your camera and capture images of you and your friends & family at Save the Rain’s green infrastructure sites around the City of Syracuse! Categories: 1) green infrastructure saving the rain – take some photos after those April showers of rain gardens in action,...(read more)
Going Green: Clinton CSO Storage Facility Featured on YNN
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Water from the roof of the Carrier Dome to be captured & reused
The university last month received a $1.35 million state grant to install a system to collect the rainwater that runs off the fabric roof of the Carrier Dome, the 49,262-seat arena where SU’s basketball, football and other teams play. Approximately 880,000 of the 6.6 million gallons...(read more)
Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, Mayor Stephanie Miner and SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor Receive U.S. Green Building Council’s 2012 Global Community Leadership Award
“Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President, Syracuse University; Joanie Mahoney, Onondaga County Executive; and Stephanie A. Miner, Mayor of Syracuse each received the 2012 Global Community Leadership Award for their collective and collaborative efforts to foster substantive change across the Syracuse and Central New York...(read more)
