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Building Sponge City: Redesigning LA For Long-Term Drought

The Los Angeles River in 2013. Engineers turned it into a narrow concrete channel in the 1940s, after a flood destroyed homes and left 100 people dead in 1938. Steve Lyon/Flickr hide caption

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Cities Project

Building Sponge City: Redesigning LA For Long-Term Drought

In Los Angeles, some see drought as a design opportunity. The Arid Lands Institute in Burbank is developing ways to turn the city into a "sponge" in order to take in water and store it for later.

Building Sponge City: Redesigning LA For Long-Term Drought

The Los Angeles River in 2013. Engineers turned it into a narrow concrete channel in the 1940s, after a flood destroyed homes and left 100 people dead in 1938. Steve Lyon/Flickr hide caption

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Building Sponge City: Redesigning LA For Long-Term Drought

by Amy Standen

Building Sponge City: Redesigning LA For Long-Term Drought

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E-Cigarettes Can Churn Out High Levels Of Formaldehyde

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E-Cigarettes Can Churn Out High Levels Of Formaldehyde

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E-Cigarettes Can Churn Out High Levels Of Formaldehyde

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X-Rays Open Secrets Of Ancient Scrolls

The ancient scrolls look and feel more like blocks of charcoal. A new technique gives a peek inside. Salvatore Laporta/AP hide caption

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X-Rays Open Secrets Of Ancient Scrolls

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X-Rays Open Secrets Of Ancient Scrolls

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At The Monterey Presidio, City And Army Partner To Reduce Costs

An aerial view from March, 2014, shows the Presidio of Monterey located in Monterey, Calif. The Army base, which is home to the Defense Language Institute, has partnered with the city in an effort to curb costs. Natela A. Cutter/U.S. Army via Flickr hide caption

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Back At Base

At The Monterey Presidio, City And Army Partner To Reduce Costs

by Krista Almanzan

At The Monterey Presidio, City And Army Partner To Reduce Costs

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Police Fire Tear Gas On Kenyan Kids Protecting A Soccer Field

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Goats and Soda

Police Fire Tear Gas On Kenyan Kids Protecting A Soccer Field

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Senator 'Astounded' That Nonprofit Hospitals Sue Poorest Patients

Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, Mo., is changing its name to Mosaic Life Care. It was the focus of an NPR and ProPublica investigation into its billing practices. Steve Hebert for ProPublica hide caption

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Senator 'Astounded' That Nonprofit Hospitals Sue Poorest Patients

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Senator 'Astounded' That Nonprofit Hospitals Sue Poorest Patients

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