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We need to create daily habits of turning off electrical devices while not in use. The goal is to only use electricity when we need it. When we proactively conserve energy, we can lower our impact on the environment.  Conserving energy helps reduce our impact on the environment by decreasing the demand for fossil fuels…

Trees provide food and oxygen. They help save energy, clean the air, and help combat climate change. Trees are a key ingredient for the survival of all living things on our planet. Trees and plants have a tremendous power to remove harmful toxins from our air, like carbon dioxide. Photosynthesis is the process by which…

It is safe to say most people are concerned about the environment. There are things people do every day that have some effect on the health of our planet in general. Little doubt that many of us frown when we see litter scattered along the side of a road, or across a field, or floating…

Many of America’s waterbodies are too polluted for fishing, aquatic life, or swimming. Untreated sewage, stormwater, and industrial waste pose significant risks to aquatic ecosystems, public health, and even the economy. On a global scale, two million tons of sewage is dumped into waterways every single day. Plus, pesticides and other chemicals on land often add…

We live on an amazing planet. Earth is our delicate world that perfectly provides us with everything we need through the formation of natural resources. The Earth provides us with such things as soil to grow our food, air to breathe, water to drink, animals, and plants. All of us must do our part to…

Concrete washouts are designated areas on construction sites where concrete trucks and pumping equipment can safely dispose of leftover concrete materials. These washouts are typically made of large containers or lined pits that are designed to contain and solidify excess concrete, protecting the environment from the negative impacts of concrete waste disposal. Workers and contractors…

Water emerging from a storm drain outlet requires reduction of excessive water flow that will prevent downstream channel erosion. Heavy rain events in Florida can often flow out of a discharge point, or outlet, at a very high rate of velocity.  A failing storm-drain outfall can be determined in most cases because of unchecked erosion…

One of the greatest challenges we face today is water quality and quantity. Fresh water is a critical need for people and nature to survive.  Freshwater ecosystems include rivers, lakes, wetlands, streams, and underground aquifers. Groundwater helps replenish an aquifer as rain leaches through the soil. Groundwater can be found in the cracks and spaces…