High-resolution modeling assesses impact of cities on river ecosystems (IMAGE)
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A new study from ORNL shows the far-reaching impacts of US cities' energy consumption on regional ecosystems. Urban areas cover only about 5 percent of the Southeast's landscape but cities' water and energy infrastructures often extend well beyond urban areas as power plants (represented as black dots) are distributed throughout the entire region.
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Ryan McManamay/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy
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