2021
Seeking Stormwater Solutions: Getting the MOST for Local Leaders
The Environmental Finance Center in partnership with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay planned and implemented a virtual training program for local governments using on-demand courses from the MOST Center, facilitated peer-to-peer discussion forums, and matchmaking with local watershed groups and technical service providers. Three pilot-scale cohorts in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, engaged 30 participants from 15 local governments throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
New Report Highlights Economic Benefits of Parks in NYC
In a new report, UMD Environmental Finance Center's Dr. Jennifer Egan and a team led by the Trust for Public Land identify the economic benefits provided by parks in New York City.
EFC Releases New Online Course: Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate
The EFC is pleased to announce the release of a new online course at the MOST Center: Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate.
EPA awards University of Maryland’s Environmental Finance Center six-year grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the University of Maryland as the recipient of a six-year award to expand the work of the university’s Environmental Finance Center (EFC). The grant, one of only nine awarded nation-wide, will allow the center to develop new financing initiatives that span a wide environmental spectrum, from sustainability and green infrastructure to climate and energy issues.
2014
Local Government Stormwater Financing Manual
EFC’s Local Government Stormwater Financing Manual was inspired by and written for local government leaders.
2014 (April)
Asset Management for Stormwater
Asset management is a strategic approach to maintaining and sustaining infrastructure in order to meet the needs of the community at the lowest overall life cycle cost. This approach helps communities know how and where to prioritize limited funds in order to achieve the greatest benefit. Often applied to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, this method is well suited to managing any assets, including stormwater systems.
University of Maryland’s Environmental Finance Center to Create Region’s First Online Stormwater Training Center
The University of Maryland’s Environmental Finance Center (EFC) begins work this month on the region’s first Municipal Online Stormwater Training (MOST) Center, a web-based resource to help municipalities within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed access and implement innovative stormwater management techniques to improve water quality in the Bay. The project was made possible by a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), who will provide $350,000 a year for the next five years to launch and operate the center.
2021
Analyzing Anacostia Watershed Litter Survey Data
Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program
2021 (September)
An Analysis of Current Water Infrastructure Financing in Pennsylvania
Report authored by the Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland and the Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania.Project funders:The Campbell FoundationThe Heinz EndowmentsWilliam Penn FoundationAttachments
2011 (September)
Alternative Switchgrass Markets on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
The Environmental Finance Center investigated market opportunities for switchgrass as an alternative energy source on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This investigation included an extensive series of interviews hosted by the EFC with resource experts who had first-hand experience with the science behind switchgrass production and the economics of agricultural operations, as well as expertise in biofuels production.