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Elizabeth Daigneau

managing editor

Elizabeth Daigneau -- Managing Editor. Elizabeth joined GOVERNING in 2004 as an assistant web editor. In addition to her editing duties, she writes about energy and the environment for the magazine. Before joining GOVERNING, she was the assistant to the editor at Foreign Policy magazine. She graduated from American University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and literature. 

Despite states’ e-recycling laws, electronics are the fastest-growing type of waste in landfills.
Sprucing up a park can spur unintended gentrification. Is there a way to green a neighborhood without displacing its residents?
Houston Mayor Annise Parker and her executive team bonded at 14,000 feet.
Every state that’s tried to repeal renewable energy standards has failed, but attacks may resurface in several states this year.
Following a trend of jazzing up roadways, the city installed rainbow crosswalks in honor of the LGBT community.
Artificial light is a growing problem that’s hurting humans and animals. What are cities doing about it?
Solar energy is one of the nation’s fastest-growing industries. But it and other renewables are eating into utilities' profits, which have begun asking cities and states for help.
In the early 1900s, Charles Mallory Hatfield was hired to cure California's drought.
After struggling to restore millions of people's power in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey has become the first state with a “green” bank focused on energy resilience.
At Bridge Meadows, a special housing development in Portland, troubled foster children and elders live side by side.