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Some cities are turning to natural infrastructure to deal with extreme rain events


Listen to the Environment Report s coverage of Grand Rapids implementation of natural infrastructure.
Climate change in the Great Lakes region means more intense storms. Already some towns are finding they’re flooding where they never have before. One city in Michigan is finding the solution is nature.
The Joe Taylor park takes the surrounding neighborhood s stormwater runoff and stores it underground until it seeps into the earth.
Credit Lester Graham / Michigan Radio
The Joe Taylor park is tucked into a small neighborhood in Grand Rapids. The buildings have colorful murals, there’s a splash pad for hot summer days. But you can’t see the really interesting stuff. ....

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