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Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn, NY Patch
1 week ago

Brooklyn Residents Face Flooding

Storm flooding left standing water for hours in Bedford-Stuyvesant after pipes failed, prompting calls for prioritized stormwater infrastructure upgrades.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Without our expertise, mistakes get made': the Cop30 campaign to give workers a voice

The green transition reshapes jobs, creating new roles while disrupting polluting industries and demanding worker voice, staffing, training, and protections for communities and ecosystems.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
9 months ago

One California city is suing a growing number of residents, businesses and victims over flooding

The question of who bears responsibility for the damage from catastrophic flooding in January 2024 continues to play out in complex litigation with the city of San Diego continuing to argue that local residents and companies should have done more to maintain storm channels. The city has now filed more than 20 cross-complaints against more than a dozen parties, including at least two flood victims, maintaining that they were responsible for drainage on their properties or took steps that could have increased storm runoff.
California
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