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New York City is looking to use blue to get green. Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed plan relies on environmentally friendly green and blue roofs to prevent storm and wastewater from overflowing into the East and Hudson rivers.
With a wastewater system that is over a century old, New York City is losing the battle against overflow contamination of the East and Hudson Rivers. As Living on Earth’s Honah Liles reports, the city’s mayor is proposing to add a new weapon to the fight: blue and green roofs.