Can cities make landlords care about energy efficiency?
With the federal government retreating from climate action, cities and states have increasingly stepped in…
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Urban farms can make cities more livable and help feed America
If you’ve spent any time on a roof, you know that it’s not especially pleasant…
Why cities around the world are uniting to keep cool
The following is a sponsored op-ed written by Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona and…
Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff
The city of Clyde sits about two hours west of Fort Worth on the plains…
E-bikes can cut carbon, congestion, costs — if cities take them seriously
Last year, San Francisco voters did something exceedingly rare in car-crazy America: They closed two…
Giant ‘Gullies’ in the Earth Threaten Cities in Africa amid Rapid Urbanization
August 31, 20253 min readHuge Cracks in the Earth Are Slicing through Cities, Swallowing Houses…
As nations lag on climate action, their cities are stepping up. Here’s proof.
Your city is probably fighting climate change in more ways than you realize. Perhaps your…
It’s not just the cities. Extreme heat is a growing threat to rural America.
This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…
Funding to protect American cities from extreme heat just evaporated
Straddling the border with Mexico along the Rio Grande, the city of Laredo, Texas and…
Trump cuts hundreds of EPA grants, leaving cities on the hook for climate resiliency
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station.…