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Biden’s big conservation plan must include cities
The plan to protect 30 percent of U.S. land and water by 2030 leaves out urban and industrial areas — the exact places that need protecting.
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Gulf Coast communities are solving their own flooding crisis. It could be a model for cities nationwide.
Louisiana entrusted its residents to determine the best response to sea level rise and coastal erosion. Other regions should take note.
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An AI plots to take over a community’s solar power in this short story by Paolo Bacigalupi
The all-knowing computer running Chicago’s clean-energy system has plans for the micro-grid that provides energy sovereignty to a South Side neighborhood in this story from the anthology "Cities of Light."
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Who’s building the green cities of the future? These 5 people — and a whole lot of others.
They're drafting the blueprints for a city you'd want to live in.
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Urban inequality affects wildlife too: This professor wants to close the ‘nature gap’
Chris Schell’s research on coyotes' behavior reflects the dearth of green space available to them — and to communities of color.
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Affirming Black land histories: A conversation on land, legacy, and liberation
'We have to collectively fight to protect and care for ourselves, which includes the lands we live on.'
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New York City’s public pensions are ditching fossil fuels — and advancing a movement
The Big Apple is the first major city in the U.S. to divest from Big Oil, a key victory in a campaign that’s moving from the margins to the mainstream.
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His vision for community buy-in on composting: Make it ‘cool’
Domingo Morales, winner of the inaugural David Prize and its $200,000 grant, is bringing his compost education initiative to New York City.
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This rising lawmaker wants a Green New Deal for Boston
Boundary-busting mayoral candidate Michelle Wu hopes to usher in an era of diverse, bottom-up leadership.
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COVID, climate, and equitable spaces: Why outdoor learning is more essential than ever
The founder of Green Schoolyards America on transforming how (and where) we teach kids.
