Finding Your Horizon
Both a pandemic and a climate crisis make planning for the future difficult. How do we design our lives around ever-increasing hurricanes or wildfires?
Study: Urban Greenery Plays a Surprising Role in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Burning fossil fuels in densely populated regions greatly increases the level of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. The largest carbon dioxide sources are cars, trucks,...
Study Finds Some Communities Disproportionately Impacted By Heat
Extreme heat, flooding and worsened air quality will be the most deadly and costly effects of climate change, according to the National Climate Assessment. And...
Iowa City looks to create climate conversations with new ambassadors program
The City of Iowa City will launch Iowa City Climate Ambassadors this winter, a new program that aims to inspire people to work against climate...
NC Begins Resilient Communities Program
Officials announced Thursday a new initiative to help the state prepare for the affects of climate change while reducing damages from future disasters such as...
Some Cities Are Plotting a ‘Green Recovery’ After Covid-19
The cars that typically throng the huge highways weaving through Los Angeles are such an established part of the city’s fabric that when the coronavirus...
Corridor effort to bring awareness of local impacts of climate change
Eastern Iowa is taking action on climate change. From Sept. 19- 26, the City of Iowa City is celebrating Climate Fest, an opportunity for the...