WSU College of Engineering and Environmental Finance Center receive $25,000 grant
The Environmental Finance Center will host trainings in Wichita and Omaha that focus on the sustainable use of materials throughout their lifecycle, as well as reducing the environmental impacts of waste.
The Wichita State University Environmental Finance Center has been awarded the grant from Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 to teach sustainable materials management practices.
The world's use of materials to create goods is growing, contributing to increased environmental impacts, water and energy use, climate concerns, pollution and socioeconomic factors. The grant will be used to promote a systemic approach to using and reusing materials more productively over their entire life cycle, reducing the negative impacts of waste and pollution in the Midwest.
The WSU Environmental Finance Center will also partner with the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center to host trainings in Omaha and Wichita for local government and education professionals. The center will also award stipends to Wichita State University and University of Nebraska Omaha engineering students to help them complete projects that improve sustainable materials management in the community.
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Contact: Tonya Bronleewe, program manager, Environmental Finance Center, 316-978-6638 or tonya.bronleewe@wichita.edu.