Sometimes an idea makes perfect sense with the information available at the time. In 1994, researchers published the results of an experiment in concrete-lined canals in California and Arizona. Lining the canals helped conserve water, but it also eliminated habitat used by fish and other aquatic organisms. Their solution was innovative: build artificial habitat from
With limited land available for traditional waste disposal, Singapore developed an unusual solution: an offshore landfill built in the sea. Semakau Landfill, which opened in 1999, receives ash and non-incinerable waste after most of the country’s solid waste is processed at waste-to-energy plants. Incineration reduces the volume of the waste by as much as 90
More than 100 tonnes (approximately 110 U.S. tons, or about 220,000 pounds)of invasive Frogbit have been removed from properties around Anna Bay in New South Wales, Australia, following the discovery of the first known infestation in the Port Stephens region. Frogbit is a prohibited aquatic weed in New South Wales because of its ability to
Drought has become widespread across much of the United States this summer. By late July, about 48% of the Lower 48 was experiencing drought, affecting roughly 113 million people. Conditions have worsened across portions of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, while the Southwest continues to struggle with the effects of a drought that has
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