Solutionscommons.wikimedia.org A key to controlling emissions: More buildings in a city’s unused spaces Constructing more condensed communities in existing neighborhoods has been found to go a long way toward fighting climate change.
Good Newscommons.wikimedia.org The unlikely ascent of New York's compost champion An ad led to Domingo Morales falling in love with compost. A windfall is helping him spread the word.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Progressive lawmakers to unveil legislation on energy and public housing The proposal, billed as the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, offers a clear policy marker for liberals as Democrats seek to influence President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.
www.nytimes.com How decades of racist housing policy left neighborhoods sweltering Redlining helped reshape the urban landscape of U.S. cities. It also left communities of color far more vulnerable to rising heat.
Top Story How decades of racist housing policy left neighborhoods sweltering Redlining helped reshape the urban landscape of U.S. cities. It also left communities of color far more vulnerable to rising heat.
www.nytimes.com Five years after Sandy, are we better prepared? While much of New York City’s battered infrastructure has been repaired and even improved, most long-term resiliency measures are still years away
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities
