A Sustainability Indicator to Compare the Bike Friendliness of U.S. Cities
An index created by a student would measure how well cities are encouraging bicycling through infrastructure, safety, and clean air. ...
How cities reshape the evolutionary path of urban wildlife
If researchers can figure out how pigeons and rats evolve to thrive in hostile city habitats, it could help other beasts--including us--adapt to climate change....
Indigenous people are already working “green jobs”
From Standing Rock to the Unist’ot’en Camp, land defense and water protection are necessary for the continuation of life on a planet teetering on collapse....
RELEASE: New Report Finds National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities
A new report from the Coalition for Urban Transitions, supported by 50 leading institutions, shows that national governments that invest in low-carbon cities can enhance...
The Fight For Environmental Justice In America’s Segregated Cities
Abolitionist climate justice is an evolving movement that aims to tackle the disparate effects of climate change across race and class...
I helped expose the lead crisis in Flint. Here’s what other cities should do.
The fight against lead in water is a fight for our kids....
These Are the Cities Doing the Most to Combat Global Warming
Cities, which are home to more than half the world’s population, are stepping up efforts to slash pollution, often wresting the fight against climate change...