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News on California
The proposed LA tunnel system by Elon Musk’s Boring Company has been revealed
Elon Musk, frustrated by LA’s heavy traffic, has proposed to create tunnels for an underground transportation system. And his newly established Boring Company, is exploring ways to cut down tunneling...
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An innovative experimental horizontal levee in California wins the award for Outstanding Environmental Project
A re-imagining of how a levee looks and what it can offer A re-imagining of how a levee looks and what it can offerCould a wedge of gravel, mud and grass, offer a regional solution to flood risk from...
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First US electric highway for trucks opens in California
The technology has the potential to reduce emissions and improve air quality The technology has the potential to reduce emissions and improve air qualityIn mid-June this year, the world’s first ele...
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California is blowing up Oroville Dam’s spillway in order to replace it
The main spillway of Lake Oroville Dam, California, whose major damage in February 2017 threatened the region with flooding and forced 200,000 people to evacuate, is now being demolished. The main sp...
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Massive landslide buries part of California highway (video)
Part of the mountainside went off into the Pacific Ocean, covering up a big part of scenic Highway 1 in Big Sur area, California, on Saturday, May 20th. Part of the mountainside went off into th...
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