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Auckland has an overlooked traffic pollution problem – and it’s not from exhausts
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (312+ words) New research highlights the overlooked role of road dust in Auckland’s air pollution, with heavy vehicles having an outsized impact....
How cities can use rain gardens to help prevent flooding
1+ week, 4+ day ago (812+ words) The Canadian capital of Ottawa was bombarded with 167 millimetres of rain in five hours earlier this summer in what the city called a one-in-200-year event. Close to 5,800 basement-flooding reports followed, and the worst of it hit the city’s west…...
Homebuyers are choosing homes with much higher carbon footprints than they realize
3+ week, 4+ day ago (892+ words) When people shop for a home, they tend to focus on the information listings put front and centre: price, floor area, number of bedrooms and location. Rarely do listings show how a home can shape a household’s carbon footprint through…...