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U.S. Housing Crisis Thwarts Recruitment for Nature-Based Infrastructure Projects

Inside Climate News · By Lydia Larsen · last updated
Even when the funding is lined up for green restoration efforts in northern Wisconsin, a lack of affordable housing makes it hard to attract workers and get started.

By Lydia Larsen

Northern Wisconsin’s landscape is defined as much by the stunning shores of Lake Superior or the Bad River as the region’s seemingly endless winters. But as climate change accelerates, attention is shifting to ways of controlling a steep increase in stormwater, which means doubling down on existing management practices and turning to nature for inspiration. 

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