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  • El Campell: la antigua mansión del narco Franky que ahora busca nuevas vidas para mantener un uso social

    Ainhoa Diez

    October 02, 2024 |

    Maldita.es |

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    Response Location: Spain, Alicante

    Poco a popo, el Fondo de Bienes Decomisados por tráfico ilícito de drogas, que el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas se creó en 2003, se han desviado los bienes confiscados a entidades con fines sociales. La asociación por la Salud Mental-Marina Alta es una de las organizaciones que se ha beneficiado hasta ahora.

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  • 'Our plan worked': How Vienna prepared itself for a 5,000-year flood

    Sophie Hardach

    September 20, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Austria, Vienna

    Vienna’s flood risk management strategy and flood defense system are critical to protecting the city as Europe experiences one of its most flood-plagued periods. They consist of a flood control channel that eases water pressure on the river and plenty of emergency drills.

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  • Kansas City saved energy by switching to LED streetlights. But it has bigger climate issues

    Brandon Azim

    August 29, 2024 |

    KCUR Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    Kansas City has converted nearly 100,000 of its streetlights to LED bulbs over the last several years. The swap saves on energy, meaning less power is needed from the local coal-fired power plant.

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  • Dallas' 'cool pavement' pilot project shows promise

    María Ramos Pacheco

    August 12, 2024 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    To counteract the urban heat island effect as the climate changes, cities are coating their sidewalks with “cool pavement,” a type of sealant that makes pavement more reflective so that it retains less heat. In San Antonio, applying one type of cool pavement lowered surface temperatures by 3.58 degrees on average, and in Dallas, recent measurements showed treated sidewalks were 10 degrees cooler than nearby concrete that was not treated.

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  • A New Wildlife Crossing Provides Safe Passage Over a Busy Interstate

    Marlena Williams

    July 17, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Environmentalists, biologists, wildlife advocates, and even ski clubs formed the I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition to push for wildlife crossings to be a part of a massive construction project on Washington’s heavily trafficked Snoqualmie Pass. The Department of Transportation took notice. It's working with other government agencies and wildlife experts to install bridges and tunnels designed for animals of all sizes to safely cross the road.

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  • Hoboken's resiliency parks fight flooding but come with a big price tag

    Ted Goldberg

    July 12, 2024 |

    NJ Spotlight |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hoboken, New Jersey

    Resiliency parks in Hoboken, New Jersey, look like typical playgrounds and basketball courts. Unlike the average park, they have discrete drains and sit on top of underground tanks that prevent flooding by holding millions of gallons of rainwater.

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  • What Happens After a Highway Dies

    Mark Byrnes

    April 13, 2024 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    After the highway’s removal in 2014, Rochester’s Inner Loop was transformed into Adventure Place, as part of the new Neighborhood of Play, which reimagined the urban landscape, featuring retail spaces, bike lanes and affordable housing options. Since the highway was filled in, more than $200 million in new investment has been generated. Moreover, several other cities, including New Orleans and Baltimore, are beginning to follow in their footsteps.

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  • Light at the End of the Tunnel

    Benjamin Goldfarb

    March 26, 2024 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Communities in the United States are slowly replacing small culverts that alter the flow of streams and block the paths of migratory fish species with wider culverts and bridges, allowing the ecosystems to recover.

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  • Why Europe is dismantling its dams

    Lucrezia Lozza

    March 05, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Finland

    Researchers and conservationists in European countries like Finland are buying obsolete dams and dismantling them to allow river ecosystems to recover and fish to travel freely.

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  • Wildlife Crossings Can Mend a Landscape

    Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

    February 21, 2024 |

    Sierra Club |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands

    The Netherlands built nearly 3,000 wildlife crossings over and under roads, railways, and waterways to reduce habitat fragmentation, allowing wildlife to roam freely without becoming roadkill.

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