/news/tags/office-of-sustainability Office of Sustainability en-US Copyright Wed, 13 Oct 2021 11:36:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2021-10-13/cleveland-is-shifting-its-tree-plan-to-consider-health-and-racial-equity The new method will prioritize factors such as health concerns and economic opportunities when deciding where to plant new trees. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 11:36:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2021-10-13/cleveland-is-shifting-its-tree-plan-to-consider-health-and-racial-equity Taylor Haggerty /news/environment-energy/2019-12-31/watershed-environmental-activism-lives-on-50-years-after-the-river-burned This story was originally published on July 22, 2019.Fifty years ago a burning river mobilized a generation of environmental activism. Citizens pushed for… Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:37:24 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-12-31/watershed-environmental-activism-lives-on-50-years-after-the-river-burned Jeff St. Clair, Jennifer Conn /news/environment-energy/2019-10-17/cleveland-commits-1-million-a-year-to-revitalize-tree-canopy Updated: Oct. 17, 2019; 10:14 a.m. The Forest City is looking to double down on its moniker with a 10-year, $10 million tree budget. The City of Cleveland on Tuesday pledged to spend $1 million each year for the next 10 years on an effort to increase its tree coverage. New trees would be planted on neighborhood tree lawns, in city-owned cemeteries and parks and on other publicly owned land, said Matt Gray, the city’s chief of sustainability. Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:14:58 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-10-17/cleveland-commits-1-million-a-year-to-revitalize-tree-canopy /news/community/2017-01-20/green-space-is-the-focus-of-sustainable-cleveland-this-year Cleveland is designating 2017 as the “Year of Vibrant Green Space.” This is the seventh year of Mayor Frank Jackson’s “Sustainable Cleveland” initiative,… Sat, 21 Jan 2017 03:17:29 GMT /news/community/2017-01-20/green-space-is-the-focus-of-sustainable-cleveland-this-year /news/environment-energy/2016-09-23/many-concepts-from-the-sustainable-cleveland-summits-have-become-realities The 8th annual Sustainable Cleveland Summit wrapped up today. The two-day event, hosted by the city of Cleveland, provides opportunities for participants… Fri, 23 Sep 2016 08:53:08 GMT /news/environment-energy/2016-09-23/many-concepts-from-the-sustainable-cleveland-summits-have-become-realities /news/environment-energy/2016-08-12/cleveland-gets-federal-grant-to-combat-runoff-into-lake-erie The City of Cleveland is using a federal grant to reduce beach closings and improve water quality in Lake Erie.The grant was awarded by the EPA through… Sat, 13 Aug 2016 01:23:54 GMT /news/environment-energy/2016-08-12/cleveland-gets-federal-grant-to-combat-runoff-into-lake-erie