While local governments have been making efforts to prepare for dangerous weather, gaps still remain.
Island Press Field Notes
Urban areas present an interesting challenge — and a big opportunity — for groups that traditionally focus on saving pristine places.
Whether from floods or fires or climate change-induced natural disasters, when roads collapse and interstate commerce grinds to a halt, we all find ourselves vulnerably dependent on the food at hand.
Betsy DeVos has proposed to make federal funding available for schools to purchase weapons. But the proliferation of guns will not curb violence in schools.
The Urban Resilience Project is partnering with Greater Greater Washington to support local writers interested in the forces that shape how Washington grows and develops.
New report shows how government, higher education, nonprofits, and industry can all work together to create the energy efficiency workforce of the future.
The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed “transparency rule” will eliminate vital info about the health impacts of toxic chemicals and prevent citizens from having a voice in EPA’s scientific process.
Vallejo, California is working on beautifying the city as part of a national campaign to unite Americans.
Learn how the Island Press Urban Resilience Project is forging a greener, fairer future!
Post-Parkland, some have called on us to “harden” our schools. But is modeling places of learning after prisons the right approach?