The sale included $253.3 million of Series A capital improvement green bonds with maturities ranging from 2027 through 2044.

Board meetings are open to the public and can be streamed online.

President Steele enters her third term on the Board, having been first elected in 2012. In January 2019, she became the first African American woman in the history of the MWRD to be elected by the Board to serve as president.

The method and technology patented is a renewable energy solution using GWT’s revolving algal biofilm (RAB™️) system for cost-effective and environmentally friendly wastewater treatment.

The news was cheered by supporters of the endangered status, including the Center for Biological Diversity, which was among a coalition of organizations that sued Fish and Wildlife to make a decision about the butterfly’s status.

Municipalities can apply for reimbursement to cover expenses incurred as part of disaster response and recovery efforts following the storms from July 14 to 16.