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    Ergonomics and police duty belts: easing their load

    Recommendations to ease the pain of critical equipment for police officers.

    By Kathy Espinoza • Feb. 5, 2010
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    Downers Grove, Ill., Washington Park Stormwater Improvement Project

    The Washington Park Stormwater Improvement Project in Downers Grove, Ill., was one of 6 winners of American City & County's 2010 America's Crown Communities excellence awards.

    By Nancy Jackson • Feb. 1, 2010
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    Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards

    Cities are using these levers to meet climate goals and address everything from data centers to building decarbonization.

    By Smart Cities Dive staff
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    The SeaArk companies mark 50 years of boat building

    This September, the McClendon family will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Monticello, Ark.-based SeaArk Marine boat builders.

    By Ed Brock • Oct. 1, 2009
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    Is anyone watching? (and other ethical questions)

    Get ready for a reality check: Here are nine common misconceptions about ethics.

    By Rob Rickard • Sept. 30, 2009
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    Who wants to be a public works director?

    Filling top-level vacancies is harder than ever.

    By Robert Barkin • Sept. 1, 2009
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    Public Works Leader of the Year: Master of disaster

    Floods have met their match in this year's Public Works Leader of the Year, Fort Wayne, Ind.'s Bob Kennedy.

    By Jennifer Grzeskowiak • Sept. 1, 2009
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    In our century

    Street lights become symbols of communities' economic success, and lighting technology efficiency evolves.

    June 1, 2009
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    Grand Plans for the Great Park

    The largest metropolitan park developed in the last 100 years is taking shape in southern California.

    By Larry Agran • May 31, 2009
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    Kioritz, Shindaiwa to merge

    Japan-based Yamabiko Corp., the recently formed parent company of Kioritz Corp. and Shindaiwa Corp., is merging the two companies and will operate them as Yamabiko

    By Ed Brock • April 1, 2009
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    Hillsborough County, Fla., Senior Zones

    The "Senior Zones" in Hillsborough County, Fla., was one of 11 winners of the 2009 America's Crown Communities excellence awards.

    Feb. 1, 2009
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    West Palm Beach, Fla., Consolidated City Facility

    The City Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., was one of 11 winners of the 2009 America's Crown Communities excellence awards.

    Feb. 1, 2009
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    It is no secret where this small town’s water comes from

    Cloudcroft, N.M.'s 1,000 residents began considering wastewater reuse a few years ago when a drought forced the high-elevation community to haul in 20,000 gallons of water daily during the peak summer tourism season.

    Feb. 1, 2009
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    Alexandria, Va., Recreation Center Modernization

    The Charles Houston Recreation Center in Alexandria, Va., was one of 11 winners of the 2009 America's Crown Communities excellence awards.

    Feb. 1, 2009
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    Windmill-driven aeration works wonders for the water supply – and habitat

    Fighting fire with fire is one thing. Fighting contaminants in ponds and lakes with harsh chemicals can be dangerous, expensive and ineffective. Yet the alternative – aeration equipment – can be too expensive to be cost-effective. However, if you can catch the power of the wind with a windmill-driven aeration system, you can have the best of all worlds.

    By Ed Sullivan • Jan. 13, 2009
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    Municipal Leader of the Year: Come-back kid

    The tornado that flattened Greensburg, Kan., met its match in City Administrator Steve Hewitt. Determined not only to salvage his hometown, but to recreate a model of energy efficiency and sustainability, Hewitt never considered giving up.

    By Nancy Mann Jackson • Nov. 1, 2008
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    Lexington agrees to overhaul its sewer systems

    The agreement is part of a consent decree reached by the county government, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Kentucky’s Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet.

    By Josh Cable • March 18, 2008
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    Manage your skid-steer and track loader operating costs

    When it comes to keeping operating costs in check for skid-steer and track loaders, Todd Lynnes, product marketing manager for Caterpillar, offered this advice: Focus on the things that you can control.

    Jan. 31, 2008
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    Patrol cars clear intersections via vibrating sound waves

    In Washington, D.C., 49 patrol cars were recently equipped with a new intersection-clearing system called the Rumbler. When activated by a police officer

    By Kristin Atwater • Jan. 10, 2008
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    U.S. Imposes Highest Acid Rain Fine in Its History on Kentucky Utility

    The East Kentucky Power Cooperative, a coal-fired electric utility, has agreed to pay an $11.4 million penalty to resolve violations of the Clean Air

    By Catherine Radwan • Sept. 24, 2007
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    The next drug problem

    Hidden among the well-known problems faced by water professionals — aging infrastructure, dwindling supply — is another emerging issue: rising amounts of pharmaceutical compounds in surface water and drinking water.

    By Patricia Frank • June 1, 2007
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    Country’s 56 Largest Cities Have 745,000 Acres Of Parks

    The 56 largest cities in the United States have a total of 745,000 acres of parks, with Jacksonville, Florida, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, each leading the list of largest city park systems, according to a new study of urban parks released by The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a nationwide nonprofit which works to protect parks and open space.

    Aug. 22, 2006
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    Florida’s Flagler County Fastest-Growing Once Again

    Flagler County in Florida, located along the Atlantic Coast between Daytona Beach and Jacksonville, was the fastest-growing county for the second year

    April 17, 2006
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    Small Towns, Big Surveillance

    So far, the growth of small-town surveillance camera systems has not received much national notice, but according to a recent Washington Post article, the cameras already seem to be changing the way police operate in small towns.

    By Paul Rothman • Feb. 1, 2006
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    Dismantling Pennsylvania’s Largest Tire Pile To Cost Millions

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.The Pennsy...

    July 8, 2005
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    Powerful technology stronger response

    When emergency responders immerse themselves into the scene of a disaster or terrorist incident, they do not stop to check their tool bags to see if they have the right technology. They simply respond and do the best they can with the tools they have.

    By Michael Fickes • Feb. 1, 2005