EFC News

Tue, 02/01/2022 - 12:00

The Environmental Finance Center (EFC), in partnership with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and other local organizations, developed a series of peer-to-peer learning workshops for municipal governments in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Tue, 02/01/2022 - 12:00

Assistant Professor Marccus D. Hendricks delivered a keynote at the 2021 American Water Resources Association Mid-Atlantic Conference on hybrid stormwater systems. In his presentation, Dr. Hendricks proposes the merits of leveraging existing infrastructure, community resources and networked plans as part of climate hazard mitigation plans. 

Thu, 07/16/2020 - 12:00

Assistant Professor Marccus Hendricks, along with colleagues from the National Center for Smart Growth, the iSchool, the A. James Clark School of Engineering, Facilities Management and others will study stormwater runoff from campus into regional waterways using new outdoor sensors, which provide a real-time view of water quality and quantity as well as infrastructure performance on campus. Read more about this project in Maryland Today.

Mon, 01/06/2020 - 12:00

The EFC is pleased to announce the release of a new online course at the MOST Center: Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate.

Thu, 05/23/2019 - 12:00

EFC’s Work in Oxford Hailed a Case Study in “Consensus on Climate Change” by International Policy Digest

Thu, 05/23/2019 - 12:00

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.