cities
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Hot weather strains the grid. Here’s how we could fix that.
The more the climate changes, the more people need electricity.
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NIMBYs could ruin Berkeley’s best chance of fighting climate change
Berkeley, California, plans to be zero carbon (or less) by 2030. That will require massive changes.
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Energy efficiency is leaving low-income Americans behind
“There are people here paying 300, 400, 500 dollars a month. Some are paying utility bills that are as much as their mortgage.”
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New York City’s watchdog sets her sights on climate change
Letitia James regards climate change as an imminent threat to New Yorkers.
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Without Trump’s help, Puerto Rico’s poorest communities organize their own relief
As one 72-year-old explains, “You can’t wait for the government to help.”
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Here’s how hot your city might be by 2100
Summer in New York could feel more like Juarez, Mexico.
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5 ways cities can fight climate change — with or without the Paris deal
Build dense. Build near transit. Rinse and repeat.
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How Trump could spend $1 trillion to fix America if he knew what he was doing
Experts tell us how to make infrastructure great again.