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As climate change helps mosquitoes spread disease, critics push for alternatives to pesticides

In response to outbreaks of West Nile virus and EEE, cities spray chemicals to kill mosquitoes. Is there a better…

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How Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels

Meet balkonkraftwerk, the simple technology putting solar power in the hands of renters. Quelle: https://grist.org/buildings/how-germany-outfitted-half-a-million-balconies-with-solar-panels/...

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Barcelona is turning subway trains into power stations

Barcelona is using the regenerative braking of its subways to power trains, stations, and neighborhood EV chargers. Could New York…

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The secret ingredient in Biden’s climate law? City trees.

Planting trees in cities sounds simple. Here's why the Forest Service is spending $1.5 billion on it. Quelle: https://grist.org/cities/secret-solution-biden-climate-law-urban-trees/...

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The US is finally curbing floodplain development, new research shows

“Routine municipal practices” are all it takes, but two problem states are defying the trend. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/floodplain-development-study-flood-zones/...

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London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids

4 in 10 London children stopped driving and started walking to school a year after the city's clean air zone…

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Can the US census keep up with climate-driven displacement?

Four years after a string of disasters plagued one Louisiana town, its residents are still on the move. The United…

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NYC’s food delivery workers are sweltering in the heat — and demanding more protection

"We risked our health for the delivery companies during COVID, and now we are doing it again." Quelle: https://grist.org/labor/nycs-food-delivery-workers-are-sweltering-in-the-heat-and-demanding-more-protection/...

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