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Peace in a pod: How tiny apartments could reshape the big city
Microhousing promises the kind of density essential for building sustainable cities -- but it doesn't always go over smoothly with the neighbors.
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Public transit use is up — again!
For the seventh consecutive quarter, millions more Americans rode trains, subways, and buses.
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From bike shares to urban farms, Philadelphia is on the rise
And a new office of urban innovation could spur even more eco-futurism in the City of Brotherly Love.
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David Roberts talks fracking on MSNBC’s ‘Up With Chris Hayes’
It's not often a cable TV show hosts a smart, in-depth discussion of energy issues. David Roberts takes part in that rare episode on a recent "Up With Chris Hayes."
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Study finds ‘widespread seafood fraud’ at restaurants
Almost 40 percent of tested fish in New York City were mislabeled, with endangered or toxic varieties being served instead of what's listed on the menu.
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In Boston, battling for bikes with (gasp!) civility and kindness
Jackie Douglas is crusading to make Beantown’s streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists, but you won’t hear her calling names.
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Milk sales have declined sharply, perhaps because we aren’t all babies
Declining sales point to the fact that fewer Americans are drinking milk. Philip Bump offers an explanation -- plus reasons why it's gross anyway.
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Nothing corporate: Holiday shopping outside the big-box store
An attempt to avoid giving chain-store Christmas gifts kicks off with a weekend craft-fair binge.
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Ask Umbra: How to preserve green news
This week, Umbra writes to you for help. We have less than 24 hours to dispatch a despicable plot.
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Here’s how you can get conservatives to care about the environment
"Purity, patriotism and reverence for a higher authority" motivate conservatives to care about the environment. Moral arguments, not so much.
