Climate Denial puts Infrastructure at Risk

By Cathleen Kelly / On June 19th, 2017
Much about President Trump's infrastructure plan remains uncertain. But one thing is clear: It cannot succeed if it doesn't account for a changing climate

#ForewordFriday: Disaster Recovery Edition

By Katharine Sucher / On June 16th, 2017
What does it mean to be a resilient city in the age of a changing climate and growing inequity? In light of federal inaction on resilience efforts, how do cities create efficient transportation systems, access to healthy green space, and lower-carbon buildings for all citizens? Some of the world’s leading voices on urban issues tackle these questions and more in the fully updated and revised edition of Resilient Cities.

Frontline Communities to Steer Climate Justice Under Trump

By Amy Vanderwarker / On January 25th, 2017
Low-income communities and communities of color are likely to be hit first and worst by environmental rollbacks under the Trump administration — but they will also be at the forefront of the fight for climate justice.

Oakland rejects coal terminal, sets climate change example

By Linda Rudolph, Keanan McGonigle / On August 9th, 2016
Two weeks ago, the Oakland City Council unanimously voted to ban the handling and storage of coal in the city, quashing a proposal to build what could have been the largest coal export facility in California.

Hold the Keystone bubbly: Our fossil fuel addiction remains

By Alec Appelbaum / On November 30th, 2015
Did you hear that Keystone XL—the long-planned pipeline from the Canadian tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast—got canceled? That President Obama nixed it because it would contribute to climate change? Did you, as a reader of sites like this, exhale?

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