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How inland America is adapting to high water

We spoke with community leaders, government officials, and residents all across “flyover country” about how they’re protecting their hometowns. Quelle:…

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Is there a moral obligation to disclose that your house has flooded?

Home sellers have the power to make neighborhoods more flood-resilient. But it’ll cost them. Quelle: https://grist.org/guides/how-to-build-a-flood-resilient-community/is-there-a-moral-obligation-to-disclose-that-your-house-has-flooded/...

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How New Orleans neighborhoods are using nature to reduce flooding

Flood resilience takes a village — and a lot less concrete. Quelle: https://grist.org/guides/how-to-build-a-flood-resilient-community/how-new-orleans-neighborhoods-are-using-nature-to-reduce-flooding/...

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Your new neighbor flooded your yard. What now?

The thing is, he's a beaver. Quelle: https://grist.org/guides/how-to-build-a-flood-resilient-community/your-new-neighbor-flooded-your-yard-what-now/...

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The most ‘sustainable’ garment is the one that shows its wear, proudly

Modern mending doesn’t attempt to hide itself — to the contrary. Quelle: https://grist.org/guides/how-to-dress-for-the-planet-sustainable-fashion/the-most-sustainable-garment-is-the-one-that-shows-its-wear-proudly/...

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Big retailers are getting into the secondhand market. Will that change how we shop?

Whether resale benefits the planet will depend on if it actually offsets consumption, or promotes it. Quelle: https://grist.org/guides/how-to-dress-for-the-planet-sustainable-fashion/big-retailers-are-getting-into-the-secondhand-market-will-that-change-how-we-shop/...

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How to dress your growing kid, less wastefully

Babies aren’t exactly cut out for a minimalist capsule wardrobe. Quelle: https://grist.org/guides/how-to-dress-for-the-planet-sustainable-fashion/how-to-dress-your-growing-kid-less-wastefully/...

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What does great sustainable style look like? Here are 9 ideas.

We asked climate-conscious style icons how they source their amazing wardrobes. Quelle: https://grist.org/guides/how-to-dress-for-the-planet-sustainable-fashion/what-does-great-sustainable-style-look-like-here-are-9-ideas/...

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The great conundrum of the sustainability influencer

Can we escape the growth model that's built into the influencer economy and fashion itself? Quelle: https://grist.org/guides/how-to-dress-for-the-planet-sustainable-fashion/the-great-conundrum-of-the-sustainability-influencer/...

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In defense of leftovers

Americans claim to idolize Thanksgiving leftovers. The piles of food waste say otherwise. Quelle: https://grist.org/guides/2021-holiday-makeover/in-defense-of-leftovers/...

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