To Reduce Mortality From High Heat in Cities, a New Study Recommends Trees The paper’s senior author says it stands at the “nexus of the climate crisis, urban forestry, health and urban planning.” By Danish Bajwa
Chicago Institutions Just Got $25 Million to Study Local Effects of Climate Change. Here’s How They Plan to Use It 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