EPA Tests Porous Pavement, Greener Gardens
As stormwater runoff endangers the world’s water supply, the EPA is busy planting gardens and repaving its parking lots.Don’t worry — it’s not just an attempt to beautify the agency’s field offices in Edison, New Jersey. The renovations are being done in the name of science, with a field test of runoff-reducing pavements and installation of water-cleansing rain gardens. The Environmental Protection Agency is using the trials to see how pavement and plant choices can help filter pollutants out of rain water before it reenters the water supply. [read rest of article]
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