Why Manhattan's Green Roofs Don't Work--and How to Fix Them
City rooftops covered with vegetation are seen as a way to reduce the urban heat-island effect and cut energy usage--but so far, the results have been unimpressive
City rooftops covered with vegetation are seen as a way to reduce the urban heat-island effect and cut energy usage--but so far, the results have been unimpressive
A river study in the U.S. Northeast has found that many fish species are unable to use standard passageways to swim past dams on their spawning runs
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