#stormwater-management

#stormwater-management

They look like ordinary basketball courts. But two new courts built next to public housing in New York City double as flood prevention. In a sudden flash flood-when the city's aging sewer system can easily become overwhelmed and streets can fill with water-the sunken basketball courts act like retention basins. The design can hold as much as 330,000 gallons, with the court's lowest areas filling like a pool and additional water stored in bioretention cells beneath the surface.

The nonprofit Wreaths Across America will be holding an event honoring veterans on Dec. 13 at Los Gatos Memorial Park cemetery. There are about 2,800 veterans buried at the Los Gatos cemetery. Wreaths Across America holds a ceremony during the holiday season at over 4,000 cemeteries throughout the U.S. to honor deceased veterans. They place live evergreen wreaths that are donated by the public at the veterans' gravesites. In 2024, the nonprofit distributed more than 3 million wreaths on headstones across the U.S.

The Bronx River was once heavily altered by industrial activity and has been the subject of significant restoration efforts to improve its ecological health and connectivity. One major project is the construction of a fish passage at the East 182nd Street Dam, which aims to improve aquatic species migration and enhance the ecological functioning of the river. By facilitating the movement of fish that had previously been blocked by the dam, this project would promote a healthier aquatic ecosystem.

The city of San Diego is facing over 54 lawsuits from more than 1,500 people claiming that its failure to maintain storm channels caused severe flooding.