It’s Time to Talk About Moving Cities in the Face of Climate Change
By Jeffrey Peterson / On January 22nd, 2020
Can a major coastal city successfully relocate to a safer place? We do not know, but it is time to ask the question.
Fix It and They Will Come
By Laurie Mazur / On January 6th, 2020
How the renewal of a crumbling New Jersey church became a model for reinvestment in community life.
Protecting people from chemical hazards—another EPA failure in the making
By Penelope A. Fenner-Crisp / On December 12th, 2019
Under new EPA guidelines, we cannot expect that future chemical reviews will be credible and adequate.
What to Do About Coastal Storms and Rising Seas
By Jeffrey Peterson / On December 5th, 2019
A warming climate will bring stronger storms and rising seas to the nation’s coasts. Now is the time to reform and strengthen the national effort to prepare for growing coastal risks.
It’s Time for a Moratorium on New Fossil Fuel Extraction
By Denise Fort / On November 27th, 2019
Even in states like New Mexico that depend on oil revenue, the costs outweigh the benefits.
DC Ward 8 residents fight invasive species, litter, and discrimination
By Will Schick / On November 25th, 2019
The Ward 8 Woods group wants people to know to know that their woods are not the dumping grounds for anyone’s trash.
Storms and Rising Seas Threaten Coastal Ecosystems—Here’s What We Can Do
By Jeffrey Peterson / On November 22nd, 2019
We’ve made little progress in preparing our communities and vital ecosystems for storms and sea-level rise, but there are tools we can use if government agencies and nonprofits take action.
Cities’ Climate Innovations Are Driving the Next Urban Transformation
By Sadhu Aufochs Johnston / On November 20th, 2019
As Vancouver and other cities invent and implement ways to decarbonize their systems and strengthen resilience to climate change, we are reinventing the basic model for urban development that has prevailed since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
How Will DC Buildings Adapt to the New Clean Energy Law?
By Meena Morar / On November 18th, 2019
A look at how building owners and other stakeholders are adapting to DC’s ambitious new clean energy law.
In Atlantic City, the Legacy of Segregation and Redlining Endures
By Christina Jackson / On November 15th, 2019
Atlantic City offers a vivid example of a city affected by past racial and class segregation. But it can also show us how to heal cities that have high poverty rates and resilient communities of color.