The sidewalks of Manhattan are famous for surprises—outré fashions, bizarre dog breeds and outlandish happenings (where else would an underwear-clad cowboy have a hard time turning heads?)—but it’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The installation of what are known as bioswales finished, allowing the city to help reduce the chance of flooding, slow down ...

Bioswales! Say it out loud a few times! It's not just that it's a really fun word to say—they're totally awesome, and the city is getting around 2,000 more of them. A bioswale is a curbside garden ...

A pilot program using sidewalk gardens to curb the flow of sewage into city waterways is producing surprisingly good results, according to a report issued by the Department of Environmental Protection ...

Look out for “bioswales": Measuring about five feet wide and 20 feet long, these small patches of plants, trees and rocks will soon be making appearance all over New York as part the city’s ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- It's the new green way to remove pollutants that often end up in local creeks and streams during heavy rain storms. The new drainage system -- the bioswale -- will be on ...

This story first appeared on The LA Local. Across from an auto shop on Venice Boulevard and Albany Street sits a narrow, sunken strip of land lined with overgrown shrubs and cacti. It’s mostly filled ...

ELYRIA, OH (WOIO) - Neighbors in Elyria actually welcomed the sight of orange barrels, at first. Then they saw dugout-type structures being built on East Avenue from 16th to 4th Street. "I didn't know ...