Environment
California's Blueprint for Bipartisan Climate Change Action
By extending the cap-and-trade system, the state reasserted its commitment to pushing back against the Trump administration’s environmental policies.
Let's All Swim in the Once-Filthy Canals of Paris
Unlike many cities, the French capital has made good on its promise to re-open urban waterways to bathers. How did they do it?
For West Oakland, an Old Army Base Could Mean New Pollution
Grassroots groups bemoan projects that may provide little economic benefit and exacerbate environmental inequity at the U.S.’s fifth-busiest port.
This Is Your Brain on Architecture
In her new book, Sarah Williams Goldhagen presents scientific evidence for why some buildings delight us and others—too many of them—disappoint.
Climate Change's Revenge on the Aviation Industry
New research piles on the unpleasant effects of hotter air on plane travel.
Lab Report: Which Coastal Cities Will Flood First
A morning roundup of the day’s news.
Iceland Is Sick of Tourists' Bad Behavior
Visitors are underestimating the country’s dangers—and taking locals for granted.
How a Rust Belt Town Goes Coal-Free
Tonawanda, New York, provides a blueprint for other struggling post-industrial communities.
France Will Ban Gasoline Vehicles By 2040
If any city is ready for this “veritable revolution,” it’s Paris.
Lab Report: Announcing the San Francisco Climate Summit
A morning roundup of the day’s news.
How America Can Declare Independence From Dirty Energy
Experts weigh in on what it’ll take to fight climate change, ditch polluting fossil fuels, and ramp up renewables.
Climate Change Will Intensify Inequality in the U.S.
Global warming will aggravate regional disparities and the South will bear the worst of the costs, according to a revolutionary new economic assessment.
When Cleaner Air Is Just a Fluke
Madrid has taken several steps to address its brown cloud, but that’s not the main reason air pollution decreased last year.
Is East Chicago the Next Flint?
A month after residents of a public housing complex learned they’d been living on dangerously polluted land for decades, they were told they’d have to leave their community.
Climate Change Is Making Cities Sick
City leaders must do more to integrate climate concerns into public health policy.
Nature Therapy Is a Privilege
Science is learning more about the health benefits of going outside—at a time when access to wild spaces is ever-more unequal.
This Summer, Keep the Damn Door Closed
Businesses that air condition the sidewalk are on alert with a new crowdsourced campaign.
Where Tomorrow's Floods Will Come
Extreme rainfall events like Tropical Storm Cindy are becoming more common. But development on inland flood zones hasn’t slowed down.
Why It's Too Hot to Fly in Phoenix
When flights are grounded, climate change isn’t acting alone.
'We Can Feel the Warmth in the Walls'
The health dangers of urban heat islands are sneaky and pernicious—and researchers are trying to crack the code.
Hamburg Lets the Waters In
In response to rising tides, the city will give its river some much-needed space to breathe.
