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Floods, Water, and the Built Environment

  • Topic collection
  • 14 published pieces
  • Essays and field cases
  • Floods, water, and infrastructure

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  1. The Easement Under the Lake
    Essay | May 22, 2026 | v1.1 | 7 min read
    The Army Corps has granted Dakota Access a new Lake Oahe easement, turning a buried pipe into a test of how the country prices water risk, tribal consultation, and energy certainty.
  2. Save Some Air for the Fishies
    Essay | May 20, 2026 | v1.1 | 7 min read
    A new global study of river oxygen turns heat, runoff, dams, and ordinary water rules into one public question: how much life can a warmer river carry?
  3. The Sewer Under the Sidewalk
    Essay | Apr 22, 2026 | v1.2 | 12 min read
    How an old Boston-area brook became a test of what America is willing to pay for yesterday's pipes in tomorrow's weather.

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