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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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panelists at a wbur climate change event for earth day

Policy, environmental experts discuss rising sea levels, city’s plans to combat it

Giulia Lallas April 26, 2021
On Earth Day, experts from three cities met to discuss how to prepare for sea-level rise equitably.
warren towers at boston university

Warren Towers experiences power outages, flooding

Madhri Yehiya March 30, 2021
Overflowing toilets and electrical circuit failure caused the unrelated incidents on the same day.
East to West: Mar. 29, 2021

East to West: Mar. 29, 2021

Justin Tang March 29, 2021

Content Warning. This episode contains mention of sexual assault. Jenga Building floods! Today on East to West, we cover a water main breaking on a BU construction site and its campus-wide effects,...

man walks through flooding at boston university

Water main break floods area surrounding Center for Computing and Data Sciences construction site, causes water supply shutdown

Madhri Yehiya March 26, 2021
A CDS construction site water main flooded the area and led to water shut-offs in the aftermath.
The Charles River. Flooding on the East Coast is getting worse and causing roadways to suffer. PHOTO BY PAIGE TWOMBLY/DFP FILE PHOTO

New England flooding: a more imminent threat than previously thought

Sarika Ram April 2, 2018
As sea levels rise, researchers predict that Boston’s roads are going to have to increasingly withstand high tide flooding, costing drivers millions of hours in traffic delays annually.
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