By investing in people and places, while also changing decision-making processes that have contributed to urban trauma, cities can lead the charge in promoting better health for their citizens and for the planet.

“Net Zero” has been a goal of the green building movement, to have every building generate at least as much energy as it uses.  Enormous progress has been made in recent years to improve the performance of new buildings, and in renovating existing...

A New Coast author Jeffrey Peterson on how leadership from the federal government can help minimize flood damage and create a coast that our grandchildren can be proud of.