by dustinryanmandre | Sep 29, 2020 | Sustainability Plan 2020
A “sustainable” community adopts a formal strategy to safeguard its natural resources, its natural and built environments, and the quality of life for its residents – for now and the future. The Town of Fairfield has a long history of support for sustainability...
by dustinryanmandre | Sep 22, 2020 | Sustainability Plan 2020
Fairfield County was ranked as the 19th worst ozone-polluted county in the country in the 2018 American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report. Air quality is particularly bad during the summer months, driven in large part by wind-borne pollutants from coal,...
by dustinryanmandre | Sep 21, 2020 | Sustainability Plan 2020
The climate is changing, and transportation is a leading cause. Walking and biking reduce energy use, improve air quality, reduce parking needs and traffic, improve personal health and fitness, and invigorate the local economy through increased access to local...
by dustinryanmandre | Sep 20, 2020 | Sustainability Plan 2020
The Sustainable Fairfield Task Force (SFTF) aims to expand its ongoing outreach and education regarding sustainability and environmental preservation, and to encourage Town-wide involvement in activities designed to help Fairfield become a truly sustainable community....
by Shawn O'Sullivan | Sep 19, 2020 | Sustainability Plan 2020
Fairfield is in a region of relative water abundance, but we’ve always had droughts as well as flooding. Climate scientists project that future episodes of drought and flooding are likely to intensify. In addition, our water supply is at risk from increasing...
by Shawn O'Sullivan | Sep 18, 2020 | Sustainability Plan 2020
Energy efficiency and conservation are strategies that help reduce energy consumption in a home or business. Energy efficiency uses technology that requires less energy to perform the same function, or applies methods to reduce energy losses; energy conservation is...
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