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  • This grass can save Salt Lake City residents water and money in Utah's drought

    August 23, 2022 |

    KSTU-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    A Salt Lake City collaboration created a blend of grass designed to thrive in the local climate and conserve water. It uses at least 30 percent less water than traditional turf options. The city sells it to residents for $8.50 a bag.

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  • The Key to Reviving Urban Rivers? Recreation, Not Regulation

    August 17, 2022 |

    Sixth Tone |

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    Response Location: China, Beijing

    In an effort to create more public spaces for recreational purposes, the city of Beijing has created a riverside path along the Liangma River. The renovation is the by-product of Beijing’s new people-focused approach to development.

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  • Flood control goes green: How Houston is using nature to combat flooding

    August 16, 2022 |

    Houston Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Several areas in Texas are using public green spaces and nature preserves as ways to mitigate or reduce flooding. Exploration Green is one example of a project that reclaimed nature in an urban area by creating five ponds, each of which can hold up to 100 million gallons of floodwater while also supporting native plants, animals, and trails for hiking.

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  • WA's Nooksack River has been sounding the alarm, and people are finally listening

    August 15, 2022 |

    InvestigateWest |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    After being hit by two natural disasters in one year, cities, Indigenous tribes, and government agencies in Whatcom County on the Nooksack River are working together to create a new plan to deal with flood risk and salmon restoration. The Floodplain Integrated Planning team is overcoming distrust among its partners to build a more holistic plan that incorporates tested solutions like fish-friendly floodgates, levee repairs, and property buyouts to remove homes that will continue to be flooded in the future.

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  • 'Ventilation Corridors' Funnel Cool Mountain Air Into Steamy Stuttgart

    August 12, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Germany, Stuttgart

    Stuttgart is using a “nature-based response” to climate change by leveraging earth-cooling tools already available in the natural world. The city has created a vast network of ventilation channels – green parkways and corridors of water and trees – designed to funnel cooler breezes into the city at night and naturally lower air temperatures.

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  • Sustainable housing via 3D printing, foam addresses housing crisis, climate change

    August 11, 2022 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Strata International Group is building homes out of foam and concrete. It's a practice that is gaining traction because when these materials are used, the homes are set to last for upwards of 300 years. It also requires a less energy-intensive construction process — creating big cost savings amid supply chain issues and inflation and also benefiting the environment.

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  • Greece's Islands Are Zero-Waste Laboratories

    August 11, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Greece, Tilos

    Tilos, Greece, works with a network of companies to collect and sort the island residents' waste to be composted, recycled, or reused instead of using a landfill.

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  • Europe's New Trams Are Reviving a Golden Age of Transit

    August 04, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: France, Strasbourg

    The extensive, all-electric tram system in Strasbourg has emerged as a solution to address air pollution and street congestion caused by cars as well as a critical medium of transport as the city expands its low-emission zones. The tramway's ridership has been resilient, even during the pandemic, and its inspiring a revival of the system across France.

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  • ‘Walking' forest of 1,000 trees transforms Dutch city​

    August 04, 2022 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Leeuwarden

    One thousand trees are “walking” through the city of Leeuwarden in the Netherlands as part of a project meant to highlight the importance of urban forests in a warming world. Not everyone thinks this exhibition is an effective use of funds, but it has also inspired locals and businesses to install trees and plants. “The trees created such a calming effect, people immediately felt relaxed,” said one local resident.

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  • How Portland is Leaning on Neighborhood Teams to Improve Heat Wave Response

    August 02, 2022 |

    Portland Mercury |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    The Ground Support Guest Transportation Unit offers a city-run alternative to relying on rideshare and cabs to transport people to cooling shelters by relying on Portland’s Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NET), a volunteer-run neighborhood group that provides services during times of need. During a July 2022 heatwave, the program received 215 ride requests, 138 of which were completed by NET volunteers.

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