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Public Agency Council: Omaha Raises in the Ranks of Sustainable Cities

Green Omaha Coalition

Omaha Raises in the Ranks of Sustainable Cities

Thursday, January 15, 2009

The Mayor’s office, including Andrea Fox and the City of Omaha, has been a key partner in the green movement. Through its work and our partners’ work, the City of Omaha has recorded improvement as a sustainable community, as recognized by the Sustainlane 2008 US City Rankings. Omaha jumped from 37th place to 25th.

For more information, visit http://www.sustainlane.com/us-city-rankings/cities/omaha.

GREEN PRACTICES MATRIX NOW ONLINE

The Public Agency Council has completed an initial survey of its members detailing the sustainable practices already employed by organizations represented in the council. This matrix is intended to be a useful reference for other area agencies and businesses to showcase what some organizations are doing to integrate sustainable practices into the workplace.