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Curitiba’s Solar Stations Move From Prototype to Seven Sites
Curitiba is extending its Prisma Solar station model to seven Inter 2 stops. The October works program builds on an installed prototype, but separate station and roadworks contracts—and passenger-service transitions still to be announced—make delivery more demanding than repeating a design.
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Mark and Focus Monthly · September 2026
The Rules of Delivery
Five apparently unrelated decisions reveal how governments and institutions are changing the way policy commitments become operating results.
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France Makes Hornet Control Respond to Local Pressure
France’s adopted hornet-control plan organizes responses around local pressure and selective methods.
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Storm Pollution Needs a Measure of Water as Well as Chemistry
New San Diego research finds that larger storm flows carry greater pollution loads.
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Japan’s Nature Survey Separates Area From Habitat Continuity
Japan’s new nature survey synthesis brings decades of observations into one account of ecological change.
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Spain Opens Rural Innovation Grants Beyond New Construction
Spain has opened an €80 million competition for local projects addressing depopulation.
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Water Management and Climate Action Through Floating Solar
Singapore’s operational Tengeh floating solar farm links renewable electricity with water treatment and reservoir protection.
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Japan’s Two Plastics Demonstrations Test Different Routes Into Use
Japan has selected two plastics demonstration projects, one targeting bioethanol-derived raw materials and another recycled material for electrical equipment.
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