Climate Cities
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The evidence that the world has passed ‘peak car’
A look at how transportation could change without an addiction to automobiles.
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How reptiles in the city went from native species to urban legend
We have been inventing stories about reptiles in the city since long before the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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The EPA just ordered this Illinois city to fix its sewage problem — again
Cahokia Heights has been ordered to control its sewage overflows, but finding the money to do so will be a challenge.
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Tall buildings: Good for the housing crisis, bad for the climate crisis
The UN climate report pinpoints the biggest culprit behind overheated cities.
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‘Big Three’ automakers join Biden in electric car promises
Ford, GM, and Stellantis have vowed that up to 50% of their car sales will be electric by 2030.
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A Florida city wanted to move away from fossil fuels. The state just made sure it couldn’t.
The story behind Florida’s new laws that strip cities of their ability to fight climate change.
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What’s the true cost of shipping all your junk across the ocean?
Walmart and other retail giants import millions of goods on polluting cargo ships.
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Be very careful where you build that seawall
Walls are meant to keep out rising seas — but that water still has to go somewhere. New modeling shows it could well end up flooding your neighbors.
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How many 500-year floods must Detroit endure in a decade?
Detroit's flooding problem needs long-term climate solutions.
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Renting clothes is ‘less green than throwing them away’
Transportation and dry cleaning make it the worst green option for consumers of fashion, study finds.
