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Watch the Pacific Northwest Change Before Your Eyes
An award-winning visualization uses satellite imagery to reveal the ravages of development, fire, insects, and clear-cut logging.
What If Bikes Ate Smog?
No, not metaphorically. We’re talking about sending fleets of bicycles with air filtration equipment into the streets to remove nasty airborne particles.
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Ajuntament de Barcelona
Built-Out Barcelona Makes Space for an Urban Forest
The city is planning a major green makeover to combat the heat island and create a more welcoming place for humans and animals alike.
Forget Flying Cars: We Need Floating Ones
As traffic on land stalls, the sea beckons.
How Trump Could Spend $1 Trillion to Fix America
As the White House prepares a massive infrastructure plan, experts weigh in on how they would spend that money to repair the country’s decrepit transportation and water systems.
When a Red State Mayor Goes Green
Mayor Stephen Benjamin hopes to convert Columbia, South Carolina, to 100-percent clean energy.
Denver's Trees Just Turned Blue
The freaky forests are an artistic cry against global deforestation.
A Filthy River Lands in the Spotlight in Venezuelan Protests
In Caracas, the Guaire River is synonymous with excrement and garbage. That has given President Nicolás Maduro a handy metaphor for recent anti-government demonstrations.
Bipartisan Support of Public Goods Made America Great
It’s time for the U.S. to stop turning its back on the efforts that gave us public schools, transportation networks, and national parks.
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Oliver Clasper
Focusing on the Hidden Horror of American Lynchings
A British photojournalist is training his camera on the sites of the South’s ugliest open secret.
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Yuri Gripas/Reuters
Lab Report: Is Trump Warming to the Paris Climate Deal?
A morning roundup of the day’s news.
Climate Change Might Worsen Nauseating Airplane Turbulence
Future fliers can expect more brushes with turbulence strong enough to hurl unbuckled people around the cabin, according to new research.
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David Mirzoeff/Greenpeace
In London, a Grim Warning About Ocean Plastics
A public art piece sponsored by Greenpeace addresses the fact that by 2050 plastics will clog the guts of virtually all seabirds.
Tackling Rising Waters in Atlantic City and Miami Beach
Sea level rise is making floods more common and as the New Jersey resort braces for the next Sandy, the well-heeled Florida city is throwing money at the problem.
Want Safer Streets? Take Design Cues From the Snow
It’s never too late for #sneckdown season.
An 'Indoor Park' to Battle Stockholm's Brutal Winters
These giant glass eggs would bring warmth, greenery, and a place to hang out when other public spaces are dark, cold, and empty.
Portland Anarchists Want to Fix Your Street's Potholes
Meet the group devoted to abolishing capitalism, and also making streets super smooth.
To Fight Snow Storms, Bring Out the Big Data
Cities like Boston aren’t just rolling out the heavy-duty plow trucks. Analytic tools are helping them to make snow removal a smarter and more efficient process.
Ride-Hailing Makes Any Snow Crisis Worse
Uber, Lyft, and delivery-on-demand apps put unnecessary drivers on the road during winter weather—and we all end up paying for it.
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