Resources

• Energy Resources for State, Local, and Tribal Governments – EPA’s State and Local Climate and Energy Program offers free tools, data and technical expertise about energy strategies, including energy efficiency, renewable energy and other emerging technologies, to help state, local and tribal governments achieve their environmental, energy and economic objectives.
• Greening CSO Plans: Planning and Modeling Green Infrastructure for Combine Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control – This technical resource is intended to assist communities in developing and evaluating Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) control alternatives that include green infrastructure.
• Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) – EPA’s CRWU initiative provides drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater (water sector) utilities with practical tools, training, and technical assistance needed to increase resilience to climate change. CRWU assists water sector utilities and stakeholders by promoting a clear understanding of climate change and potential long-term adaptation options for decision-making related to implementation and infrastructure financing.
• Report: Green and Gray Infrastructure Work Together to Enhance Service, Cut Costs – A summary of the joint report by the World Bank (Washington, D.C.) and the World Resources Institute (WRI; Washington, D.C.) detailing a new perspective on how to increase green infrastructure’s viability by using it alongside gray infrastructure.
• Benchmark Your Building Using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager – Portfolio Manager is an interactive resource management tool that enables you to benchmark the energy use of any type of building, all in a secure online environment.

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