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Sponge Cities in China: Leading the Way

The Environmental Blog

Constructed Wetlands : Wetlands have been created to naturally filter and store stormwater. Key Projects and Technologies: Green Infrastructure : Chongqing has developed green belts and parks with permeable surfaces to manage stormwater and create urban green spaces. This helps protect natural waterways and reduces erosion.

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Earth Day goes big & virtual again

Greenability Magazine

This Earth Day will be bigger than ever, offering the public the opportunity to join events around the world as it will be mostly virtual again in response to COVID-19. Earth Day will be celebrated with live, interactive events in Kansas City and worldwide. Events are listed below by sponsoring organizations. Sunday, April 18.

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‘Fantasy league’ reveals future of water innovation

Envirotec Magazine

Event organiser BlueTech Research has announced the first “innovation showcase” companies who will appear at the BlueTech Forum event in Vancouver, Canada, on 7-8 June 2022. The event has a strong track record in selecting technologies that go on to succeed in the global market. Evove (UK) – water reuse.

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Water innovation ‘fantasy league’

Envirotec Magazine

An event with a strong track record for selecting technologies that go on to succeed in the water arena, BlueTech Forum (Vancouver, 7-8 June) has selected its first tranche of “innovation showcase” companies. The technology can help municipalities and property owners plan and track green stormwater infrastructure.

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

Grist

Silvopasture could make for healthier soil — and keep cattle alive during sweltering summers. With dam failures and overflows from combined sewer and stormwater systems common, there’s more work to do. Many Midwest cities collect stormwater and sewage in pipes that can’t handle the volume of rain coursing through.

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How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide.

Grist

All of the many extreme weather events that hit the U.S., In fact, there are so many crops getting irrigated , water is evaporating off them and cooling summer days in parts of the Midwest, like central Wisconsin, countering some of the warming from climate change. Rising temperatures have also dried the soil, raising wildfire risks.