How Parking Reform Is Helping Transform American Cities
In 2015, Chris Meyer was working the night shift at a Minneapolis apartment building when he decided to assign some…
Plastics Reckoning: PVC Is Ubiquitous, But Maybe Not for Long
The word “vinyl” might sound innocuous, bringing to mind everyday items like LP records, flooring, pipes, or shiny plastic pants.…
Could the Global Boom in Greenhouses Help Cool the Planet?
The world is awash with greenhouses growing fresh vegetables year-round for health-conscious urbanites. There are so many of them that…
Despite Official Vote, the Evidence of the Anthropocene Is Clear
Charles Darwin upset a lot of people with his 1859 publication On the Origin of Species. Like Copernicus and Galileo…
Will Hydrogen Hubs Be a Clean Energy Boom or Boondoggle?
As part of a $7 billion investment in hydrogen, the U.S. Department of Energy is committed to building a network…
A Solitary Herder Cares for His Goats and the Bay Area Hills
Christian Cordova Aliaga, a shepherd from Peru, spends his days trailing and tending a flock of about 150 goats in…
What Will It Take to Save Our Cities from a Scorching Future?
In 2022, a year in which 70,000 Europeans died of heat-related causes, the United Nations named Eleni “Lenio” Myrivili the…
Faced With Heavier Rains, Cities Scramble to Control Polluted Runoff
In 2011, Philadelphia’s city-owned water utility drew national attention when it began Green City, Clean Waters, a 25-year program to…
How a ‘Citizen Map’ Is Helping Brazil Prepare for Next Big Flood
When Lucas George Wendt arrived in Lajeado in late May, the water had already started to recede. Just days before,…
At 11,500 Feet, a ‘Climate Fast’ to Save the Melting Himalaya
This month, Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk conducted a 21-day “climate fast” in his native Ladakh in the Himalaya. He had…