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It’s raining harder than ever. New research says climate change is to blame.

Grist

According to an analysis of hourly rainfall data released Wednesday by the nonprofit science and media organization Climate Central, the U.S. And climate change is largely to blame. The trend is particularly pronounced in the Northeast and Midwest, where the rainiest days became up to 55 percent wetter between 1958 and 2016.

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The case for raising up women in climate tech

GreenBiz

They also are more equipped with the vital skills to adapt and be resilient to climate change when disaster strikes, and to influence how their communities mitigate against it. Opus 12 is addressing climate change by using carbon emissions to create products traditionally derived from fossil fuels. Carbon removal.

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The Environmental Effects of Natural Disasters

The Environmental Blog

Amid the 2016 protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, an expert called for rerouting due to the high risk of landslides along the construction path. This sent 150 million gallons of polluted water cascading into a stormwater ditch surrounding the plant. Even slight damage to certain industrial structures can have a big impact.

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What we’re looking to fund in Cohort 10

Elemental Excelerator

The lists below are non-exhaustive, but we hope will inspire everyone involved in fighting climate change and social inequities to apply or send their favorite companies our way. Stormwater management and flood resiliency solutions. We work with companies across five critical sectors that underpin our economy.

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New York Sustainability: Tax Credits, Grants and Green Funding

Green Business Bureau

This dataset mapped the density of green roof and wall infrastructure across New York City in 2016. The bank financially supports a range of climate change mitigating solutions, from building efficiency to grid-scale energy storage and clean transportation. The paper reported green roofs cover less than 0.1%

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How do you monitor a tidal river?

Envirotec Magazine

In addition to the challenges posed by urban development, climate change is increasing the urgency with which urban drainage and wastewater treatment issues must be addressed. The Lee Tunnel was opened in January 2016 and captures 16 million tonnes annually from the single largest CSO in London.

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In West Virginia, Plan to Clean up Radioactive Fracking Waste Ends in Monster Lawsuit

DeSmogBlog

The oil and gas industry has long faced criticism for the role the carbon emissions from burning its products play in causing climate change. For our region, this may be the worst of the worst,” the Doddridge County Watershed Association posted on Facebook in July 2016. Antero did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

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