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California Today: A Plan to Cool Down L.A. (NY Times)

Los Angeles is testing how CoolSeal, made by Guard Top, based in Dana Point, performs over time on a handful of city streets.

As featured by the New York Times:

On sweltering summer days, dark asphalt soaks up the sun and acts like a secondary heater under our feet. That’s why Los Angeles is pushing a novel plan to cool down the city: Turn the streets a different color. The idea of “cool pavements” has been kicking around City Hall for years, but only recently has it resulted in action on the ground.

This article was originally published by the New York Times. Read the full article here.

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