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Environment
Bats Benefit from Green Roofs
The elevated gardens may help foster urban biodiversity—without taking up valuable real estate
Kendra Pierre-Louis is a climate reporter focusing on the science and social impacts of climate change. She has worked for Gimlet, the New York Times and Popular Science. Pierre-Louis is based in New York City. Credit: Nick Higgins
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