cities

Chicago Institutions Just Got $25 Million to Study Local Effects of Climate Change. Here’s How They Plan to Use It

The Department of Energy grant represents a turning point for environmental justice communities on the South Side that disproportionately suffer from city flooding and heat waves.

By Aydali Campa

Cities Are a Big Part of the Climate Problem. They Can Also Be a Big Part of the Solution

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Warming Trends: Climate Divide in the Classroom, an All-Electric City and Rising Global Temperatures’ Effects on Mental Health

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Reimagining Coastal Cities as Sponges to Help Protect Them From the Ravages of Climate Change

By Elena Shao

A Triple Whammy Has Left Many Inner-City Neighborhoods Highly Vulnerable to Soaring Temperatures

By James Bruggers

New York City Has Ambitious Climate Goals. The Next Mayor Will Determine Whether the City Follows Through

By Delger Erdenesanaa

In the Sunbelt, Young Climate Activists Push Cities to Cut Emissions, Whether Their Mayors Listen or Not

By James Bruggers, Sydney Boles, Brendan Rivers

Warming Trends: School Lunches that Help the Earth, a Coral Refuge and a Quest for Cooler Roads

By Katelyn Weisbrod

San Francisco Becomes the Latest City to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings, Citing Climate Effects

By Kristoffer Tigue

Big City Mayors Around the World Want Green Stimulus Spending in the Aftermath of Covid-19

By ANDREW MCCORMICK, THE NATION

Boston Progressives Expand the Green New Deal to Include Justice Concerns and Pandemic Recovery

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Cities Maintain Green Momentum, Despite Shrinking Budgets, Shifting Priorities

By Amy Westervelt

New ICLEI Director to Washington: Cities Need Freedom to Innovate

By Stacy Morford

City Smarts: Tech Giants Tinker in Giant Systems of Systems

By Amy Westervelt

Going Carbon Neutral: Austin Rocks

By Patricia Kirk

City Smarts: Tech Giants Cut Through Those Frustrating Municipal Inefficiencies

By Amy Westervelt

Leaving Suburbia: An American Shift to Urban Living Could Cut Emissions 11%

By Johanna Peace

America's Secret Anti-Environment Tax: The AMT

By Daniel Greenwood