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Milwaukee, US: Flooding basements ... on purpose
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Ozy
As part of a new sustainability plan, the city of Milwaukee has released a feasibility study proposing turning vacant basements in the city's flood area into cisterns in an attempt to control stormwater, reports Lorena O'Neil in Ozy.
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