Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-Minute City

August 11, 2023

Can you imagine if everything you needed in your everyday life was just a walk or bike ride away? That’s the goal of the 15-minute City, a new name

Green Energy / Red States

July 14, 2023

Billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act have started flowing into renewable energy projects and manufacturing. That’s bringing jobs and

Killer Heat: Confronting Disproportionate Impacts on Women and Girls

June 9, 2023

Extreme heat kills more people per year than any other climate disaster. It preys on the poor, exacerbates racial inequalities, and there is a growing

Missed Connections: Modernizing Our Multiple Grids

April 21, 2023

Thousands of renewable energy projects are ready to be built and start producing fossil-free power, but they’re stuck in a long limbo for one

Housing Density as a Climate Lever with Scott Wiener

February 24, 2023

The lack of affordable housing in the U.S. has contributed to a homelessness crisis and has forced people to move farther away from urban centers

What the Infrastructure Deal Means for Climate

December 3, 2021

After months of negotiations, Congress finally passed President Biden’s infrastructure act and he signed it into law. Though cut back from the

Preparing for Disasters We Don’t Want to Think About

September 24, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed structural weaknesses and inequities that existed long before 2020. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate disruption is a

Water and Civilization: Resilience and Collapse

September 10, 2021

Water is essential for life, and throughout human history we have sought to control and make use of it. As Giulio Boccaletti explores in his new book