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Environment
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Can Sponge Cities Save Us from the Coming Floods?

Flood control strategies are shifting from traditional barriers to more integrated, park-like solutions due to climate change impacts.
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Austin
fromAustin Monitor
6 months ago

Behind those walls along I-35, TxDOT is building one of the largest tunnels Austin's ever seen - Austin Monitor

A 6.5-mile, 22-foot-wide drainage tunnel will be bored beneath I-35 and East Cesar Chavez in Austin to carry stormwater and prevent highway flooding.
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
6 months ago

San Jose: $197 million project completed to improve flood protection along south San Francisco Bay shoreline

Two miles of new 15-foot levees built along South San Francisco Bay to reduce flooding, protect infrastructure and enable large-scale tidal-wetland restoration.
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US news
fromwww.npr.org
8 months ago

The Downstream Effects of China's Rare Earth Mining

Thailand is building flood control barriers along the Sai river to address environmental concerns from Myanmar's rare earth mineral production.
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