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Underground climate change is helping sink the land beneath us

In some locations, the excessive heat is causing deformations in the land and destabilizing buildings.
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Awash in asphalt, cities rethink their parking needs

Local leaders across the nation are overhauling parking requirements for developers, scaling back the minimum number of spots for shopping centers and apartment complexes.
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Bill McKibben: A hotter planet takes another toll on human health

A new hypothesis about heat waves, redlining, and kidney stones.
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