
Water and Air Quality The design of quality places incorporates features and amenities that minimize environmental impacts on water quality caused by storm water runoff and erosion, and on air quality caused by motor vehicle traffic.
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The use of compressed natural gas vehicles at Kansas City, Missouri's airport is one strategy to reduce harmful air emissions. |
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Bioretention facilities located within parking lots reduce pollutants entering local streams. Photo courtesty of: Center for Watershed Protection |