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Leveraging cooperative purchasing to meet GHG emission goals

The Municipal Posted on September 4, 2024 by Sarah WrightSeptember 4, 2024
Global V6 air pure vacuum street sweeper helps meet GHG reduction goals.

Many cities have adopted goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within specific time ranges, leading fleet managers to research and adopt alternative fuel vehicles. Many jurisdictions have favored electric vehicles, which have come a long way. Battery technology alone has … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis management, Featured Articles, On the cover | Tagged crisis management, features, on the cover, September 2024, The Municipal

All hazards approach helps Richmond plan for any disaster

The Municipal Posted on September 3, 2024 by Nicholette CarlsonSeptember 3, 2024
Richmond, Virginia, USA downtown cityscape over Main Street.

The city of Richmond, Va., faces many different disasters regularly, such as hurricanes, flooding and winter weather storms. However, the preparations for the city’s natural disasters have been ranked No. 1 in the country. These emergency management processes to handle … Continue reading →

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The Town of Silverton, Colorado, looks out for its seniors

The Municipal Posted on June 15, 2024 by Janet PattersonJune 13, 2024
silverton

Every year by mid-January, the residents of Silverton, Colo., have been under several avalanche alerts and faced numerous power failures lasting from a few hours to most of the day. Depending on which side of the mountain they live on, … Continue reading →

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Climate change presents urgent reality to Newport

The Municipal Posted on May 30, 2024 by Janet PattersonMay 30, 2024
climate change

Rising sea levels and major rainstorms are bringing concern to coastal communities throughout the country. Newport, R.I., is one city that is working on resiliency in the face of some difficult issues. Newport is an island community founded in 1639, … Continue reading →

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Flood warning system positions NCDOT ahead of storms

The Municipal Posted on February 20, 2024 by Nicholette CarlsonFebruary 20, 2024
flood warning system

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has an award-winning flood warning system that gathers data from various state and federal agencies. Already able to access this data and include it in computer forecasts, now NCDOT is adding stream gauges to … Continue reading →

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The Cape and climate: Adapting for future sea level changes

The Municipal Posted on January 6, 2024 by Fred MaysJanuary 5, 2024
climate

Cape Canaveral is a small beach town of about 10,000 people in Florida. Climate change is a monstrous and growing global calamity. The two meet at the water’s edge. If NOAA predictions are right, sea level here will rise about … Continue reading →

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Public-private partnership benefits Aurora’s mobile response team

The Municipal Posted on September 23, 2023 by Lauren CaggianoSeptember 22, 2023
aurora

The city of Aurora, Colo., is addressing mental health issues through a public-private partnership rooted in an evidence-based approach. The city’s mobile response team, launched in the fall of 2021, pairs UCHealth mental health clinicians with an EMT. However, Aurora’s … Continue reading →

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Odessa, Texas, uses settlement money to combat the rising opioid crisis

The Municipal Posted on September 18, 2023 by Nicholette CarlsonSeptember 18, 2023
opioid

As an elected city council member-at-large and mayor pro tem in Odessa, Texas, Denise Swanner serves on regional boards. In September 2021, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a presentation to one such board stating he planned on going after … Continue reading →

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El Paso works with local organizations to manage migrant surges

The Municipal Posted on September 8, 2023 by Kevin KilbaneSeptember 8, 2023
el paso

People have migrated through El Paso, Texas, the Paso del Norte, for decades to enter the United States from Mexico. Recent surges in migration spurred the city to develop a plan for managing the huge influx of people. The experience … Continue reading →

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When the train whistle blows through town are you prepared?

The Municipal Posted on September 5, 2023 by Denise FedorowSeptember 5, 2023
train

It seems that literally every day there’s news of another train derailment, so the question on many city official’s minds should be, “Are we prepared in the event of a train derailment in our community?” One community — Whitemarsh, Pa. … Continue reading →

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The learning curve of electrification

The Municipal Posted on September 1, 2023 by Jason CondonSeptember 1, 2023
electrification

Global Environmental Products Inc. has been building and delivering 100% electric street sweepers for several years now. Its M4EV was the first all-electric sweeper model offered for sale. Launched in September 2019 at the national PWX Show in Seattle, the … Continue reading →

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