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Established invasives are difficult to remove, often requiring heavy equipment and hard labor. Through the SUNCASA project, ...

In 2019, Stellantis (then known as Fiat Chrysler) announced a $2.5 billion plan to expand and modernize two of its auto assembly plants in Detroit. This triggered the city’s Community Benefits ...

At the 43rd session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2016, the Panel decided to include a Special Report on Climate Change and Cities in the IPCC’s seventh ...

When the weather heats up in Belo Horizonte, residents of Morro do Papagaio get creative. “A lot of people put their blankets in the refrigerator,” said Amanda Lima, a 24-year-old university student, ...

As we enter a new year, people around the world are grappling with rising costs for housing, energy and food. Most worry about the state of the economy. Job prospects feel uncertain in the face of ...

People don’t just use streets; they respond to them. The placement of curbs, alignment of crossings and painted markings directly shape how safely and predictably people move. How people interpret the ...

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In Boulder, Colorado, U.S. — a recognized child-friendly city — families enjoy the shallow Boulder Creek renovation, ...

Before flooding in 2024, houses in Nairobi's Mathare settlement reached the very edges of both the Gitathuru and Mathare ...

Located on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Kibera is one of the Africa’s largest informal settlements. Photo: Nick NA/Shutterstock There’s a growing housing crisis that’s impossible to ignore.

Students riding an electric school bus. The benefits of electric school buses extend far beyond giving students a cleaner ride to school. Photo: Electric School Bus Initiative/WRI Every day, millions ...