6 Cobblestones Wrap Up a 6-Year Restoration Project

The project in Dumbo and Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn, involved replacing cobblestones and the infrastructure underneath them.

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New York’s Next Mayor Will Face Big Decisions on Climate Change

The city’s new leader will have to contend with preparing for deadly floods, rising electricity costs and the future of an ambitious energy efficiency program.

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A Swampy New York City Neighborhood Could Get a $146 Million Upgrade

A housing and infrastructure plan has been proposed to address longstanding problems in the Hole, a poor and flood-prone area on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

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In East Timor, U.S. Retreats From Plan to Build ‘Lifesaving’ Sewage Plant

A U.S. aid agency had committed hundreds of millions of dollars to the project, which could help provide clean water. Now its board wants to pull out of the agreement.

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U.S. and Mexico Sign Deal to Stop Sewage Release Into Tijuana River

The agreement addresses a longstanding problem that has sickened people in both countries.

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Why the New York Subway System Keeps Flooding

The century-old system faces infrastructure and climate challenges that are making its water problem worse.

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The River Seine Reopens for Public Swimming, After a Century

First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for locals to plunge in.

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Florida Approves Plan to Help Billionaires Export Their Sewage

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to help Indian Creek Village, home to the likes of Jeff Bezos and Jared Kushner, avoid paying a neighboring town millions to allow transport of its sewage under its streets.

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50 Million Gallons of Sewage Flow Daily From Mexico Into California Beaches

Large amounts of untreated sewage flow daily from Mexico into Imperial Beach, Calif. That has closed beaches and sickened residents.

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1 Dead After Explosion on Barge Near Manhattan Sewage Plant

The victim, who worked at the plant, was transporting raw sewage on the boat when part of it exploded on Saturday, the Fire Department said. The cause is under investigation.

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