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  • How to harvest water from clouds of fog

    October 06, 2023 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    As the drought in Kenya drags on, people are collecting water from the air by using plastic to funnel fog off of trees into buckets at night or a machine that pulls water from hot, moisture-filled air like a dehumidifier would.

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  • New York's Big Climate Plan Really Does Include Oysters

    December 15, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

    Tottenville, on Staten Island, will get oyster-friendly breakwaters and a dune system as part of post-Sandy rebuilding efforts. The oysters will help revive the ecosystem and sustain the long-term fishing economy.

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  • Desert city uses water, then uses it again

    May 27, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Tucson has slashed its per capita water consumption by more than a third, and one of the more startling ways it's done that is by reusing water after it's flushed down the toilet or run through a washing machine.

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  • El Paso Water Utilities' advanced-purification plant

    August 22, 2015 |

    El Paso Times |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    El Paso Water Utilities is designing an advanced-purification plant in which water will be scrubbed through five additional steps before going into the city's water supply.

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  • In Haiti, Turning Human Waste to Flowers

    January 19, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Haiti

    One program has found a way to turn feces into agricultural compost, which has helped Haiti, a country with limited sanitation systems, both keep its water clean and grow food.

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  • [Re]moving urban highways

    August 20, 2015 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    As city leaders reconsider their urban spaces—and particularly, urban waterfronts—through the lens of a post-industrial economy and renewed urbanism, moving urban highways has become more of a priority. Urban planners have shut many of them down and built in their stead parks.

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  • Minnesota starts to think about re-using wastewater

    August 04, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Mankato, Minnesota

    Mankato, where treated wastewater is used for everything from irrigation to industrial cooling, is one of the few places around this water-rich state where water is being recycled in this way. But as concerns about the availability of groundwater rise in certain parts of the state, interest in reusing wastewater is growing.

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  • Golf courses start to reuse stormwater to keep grass green

    June 05, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Woodbury, Minnesota

    A few communities are using stormwater to keep golf courses, baseball and soccer fields green or to irrigate public landscapes.

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  • Tucson's water ethic: Blueprint for Minnesota?

    May 27, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Forty years ago, Tuscon faced a water crisis. Now, even after decades of population and economic growth, water consumption has been declining and, under much of the city, groundwater levels have been rising, due in equal parts to regulatory, financial, and cultural shifts.

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  • From fish to pipes, Minnesota firms see opportunity in growing water challenge

    April 14, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Creating an indoor aquaculture operation in an old brewery is, oddly enough, using surprisingly little water.

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