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What it takes to build the world’s longest railway tunnel – and restore nature once it’s done

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A railway tunnel connecting Austria and Italy is generating massive excavation waste in the Alps. Euronews reports the construction project has created what's being called a mega-landfill. Now developers are exploring how to restore the landscape sustainably once the work is complete.

Source: http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/31/europes-mega-landfill-...

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