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Today, on July 10, the New Orleans City Council passed its first Building Energy Benchmarking ordinance (Ordinance No. 35,154), which will require large buildings over 20,000 square feet to track and report their annual energy use. The Building Energy Benchmarking ordinance is a key strategy identified in the City’s Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve building performance, and support a more climate-resilient New Orleans.

With KC Streetcar's Main Street Extension and more visitors coming to the area, the city of Kansas City, Missouri, is committed to upgrading its wayfinding system.

Developers and community organizations are finding ways to add more affordable development in traditionally affluent areas.

Resilience hubs are places for communities to gather and get support during emergencies and everyday life. Nikki Vandivort is a FUSE Executive Fellow working in Cincinnati’s Office of Environment and Sustainability. She likens the hubs to warming or cooling centers that can operate year-round.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Washoe County Sustainability booth at Reno’s Earth Day festivities on Saturday, April 19. On yet another beautiful, sunny day, it was wonderful to talk with so many people about local food, bicycles, solar panels, energy bills, community education and so many other topics.

Greater Cincinnati Earth Day Free Festival takes place Saturday, April 26 from 12-5 p.m. at Summit Park in Blue Ash. This year’s theme celebrates “Our Power, Our Planet.” The festival will feature over one hundred Earth Friendly exhibitors with something for the entire family. New this year is a career fair that the organizers believe is a critical component of the day's festivities to bring awareness to the many areas of green jobs available today.

Small businesses are a critical component of an equitably thriving community, providing several essential benefits that increase districts’ livability and vitality, especially in historically divested neighborhoods that have been void of the resources and policies that allow for expansion and advancement.

Small businesses are a critical component of an equitably thriving community, providing several essential benefits that increase districts’ livability and vitality, especially in historically divested neighborhoods that have been void of the resources and policies that allow for expansion and advancement.

Innovative homeownership partnerships led by local governments can empower communities to overcome systemic barriers to generational wealth.