Cities

Can we get people to move back to Detroit?

Once-mighty old industrial cities could sustain much larger populations, and that would be good for the environment. But is it realistic?

Ben Adler Cities

Texans should brace for more rainstorms, more drought, and more headaches

Climate change is doing a number on the Lone Star State.

Andrea Thompson Cities

Climate forecast for Seattle: warmer and wetter, with a chance of deluge

Increasingly intricate climate models suggest that Seattle will be warmer and wetter on average -- but it's not averages that the city is worried about.

Suzanne Jacobs Cities

These freaky maps show what extreme sea-level rise will do to China

As the world's ice sheets melt, cities like Shanghai could be heading underwater.

Ana Sofia Knauf Cities

Is Seattle a model for sustainable cities, or just a mess?

In a new series, Grist explores the Emerald City, where the future looks increasingly crowded.

Greg Hanscom Cities

Detroit turns the lights back on with a solar experiment

A Detroit neighborhood that lost its streetlights because it couldn't afford the bill tests a solar-powered alternative.

Heather Smith Cities

How one N.Y. museum is already prepping for the next big flood

The new Whitney Museum on the Hudson offers a glimpse of architecture's future: It's built like a bunker to ride out assault by a warmer global climate.

Heather Smith Cities

Can the “whitest city in America” deliver green living for all?

Portland, Ore., has set out to bridge the "green divide," bringing environmental justice to poor communities and communities of color.

Sara Bernard Cities

Go diving for sea urchins with a hilarious 73-year-old

This video explores San Diego's awesome food scene.

Liz Core Cities

Nashville is pretty ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about its giant accidental lake

Even Google Maps recognizes the country music capital's unnatural body of water.