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Climate action could avert hundreds of heat-related deaths in these 15 U.S. cities
You might want to pay attention, Miami.
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Is biking in the city worth breathing all the polluted air?
In other words: How does this huge societal problem negatively affect me, specifically?
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The YIMBYs are coming for your single-family neighborhood
Many U.S. cities are booming -- and experiencing housing crunches as a result. Here's a look at two cities that tried to do something about it.
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New map shows all the cities leading the world in climate action
Did yours make the list?
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![People wearing masks walk along The Bund on December 8, 2013 in Shanghai, China.]()
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China’s plan to reduce smog in cities may have increased pollution overall
A new study looks at the unintended harm the plan did to poorer regions.
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Why do cities keep building all this new stuff for cars?
Cars are this symbol of freedom, but they actually need a huge amount of help in the form of infrastructure.
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What is your town’s risk of wildfire? New media tool lets you see for yourself
It's part of a media collaboration that looks at how California communities are reckoning with the risk of becoming the next "Paradise."
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Katrina, the BP spill, now Houston: This consulting firm keeps coming under fire
The Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health is no stranger to controversy.
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![Aerial shot approaching the Ravenswood Generating Station in New York.]()
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‘Monumental step backwards’: The $1 billion gas pipeline project dividing New York
Environmental groups oppose the underwater pipeline that would bring fracked gas from Pennsylvania to New York.
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Why Toledo just gave legal rights to Lake Erie
In a special election this week, voters supported a controversial ballot measure giving Lake Erie the right to “exist, flourish, and naturally evolve.”
