Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Their name makes them seem perplexing, but in reality, baffle boxes have a very straightforward job: cleaning stormwater.

MELBOURNE AND WE SEE WHY IT COULD BE SO IMPORTANT. >> IT IS THE SIZE OF A TWO-STORY BUILDING, BUT UNDERGROUND. IT IS A STORMWATER CLEANER, A NITROGEN TRAP. IT IS CALLED A BAFFLE BOX. WORKERS LOWERED ...

Climate change is triggering more frequent and intense storms as well as flooding. The more extreme the storm, the more trash and pollutants end up in our oceans, rivers, and streams. Now a real-life ...

One project aimed at reducing pollution in the area has been around for a decade. Officials have installed eighteen baffle boxes since 2015. The pollution catch-alls are stopping trash and debris ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Another milestone in restoring the struggling Indian River Lagoon will soon be installed in the more than 500-acre drainage basin surrounding the Cliff Creek neighborhood in ...

It's a baffle box that will stifle more than 4,000 pounds of harmful pollution from seeping into the lagoon every year. Wednesday, six of the large pieces, each weighing 43,000 pounds, were installed ...