Don't Breathe the Air
By Kyler Geoffroy / On June 26th, 2023
Making Healthy Places contributors Priyanka deSouza and Patrick Kinney outline what we can do to protect ourselves when the next wildfire smoke event occurs.
On Juneteenth, Past Lessons Can Guide Our Climate Future
By Denise Fairchild / On June 19th, 2023
Energy Democracy editor Denise Fairchild reflects on the Juneteenth national holiday and its relevance to the current climate struggle.
34th Avenue NYC Shows What Open Streets Can Do for People
By Kyler Geoffroy / On May 24th, 2023
From the Ground Up author Alison Sant spotlights how urban roads can be repurposed to make a more livable, community-centered city.
Lowering the Death Toll in Natural Disasters
By Kyler Geoffroy / On April 20th, 2023
Kyria Stephens, a key contributor to City Forward: How Innovation Districts Can Embrace Risk and Stengthen Community, shares how we can save lives during natural disasters.
Free E-Book on Collective Action for Healthy Communities
By Laurie Mazur / On March 1st, 2023
A new e-book from the Island Press Urban Resilience Project showcases collective action for healthy, resilient communities.
Two Houston Developments Show Approaches to Gentrification
By Kyler Geoffroy / On January 9th, 2023
Place and Prosperity author William Fulton spotlights two Houston developments that show two different approaches to addressing rapid gentrification.
Governments Need to Send Everyone Washing Machine Filters
By Kyler Geoffroy / On December 7th, 2022
A Poison Like No Other author Matt Simon explains why every government should distribute microfiber filters to its citizens, free of charge, to help keep microplastics out of the environment.
Ian Was a Warning to Make Flood Insurance Accessible to All
By Kyler Geoffroy / On November 30th, 2022
Understanding Disaster Insurance author Carolyn Kousky writes that by expanding access to flood insurance, we can protect more Americans and improve their financial resilience in the face of escalating climate disasters.
Mitigating Climate Change Begins in Small Towns
By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 19th, 2022
Rural Renaissance author L. Michelle Moore writes that it will be up to rural leaders to put federal climate investments to work building local resilience in a rapidly changing world.
Staying Safe in a Hotter World
By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 3rd, 2022
Managing the Climate Crisis authors Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw on the steps local communities can take right now to make heat waves less dangerous.