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Cooling cities while reducing emissions: 3 takeaways from UN report
Increasing air conditioning and refrigeration needs threaten to drive up greenhouse gas emissions, pushing experts to recommend more passive solutions in a Dec. 5 report.
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Detroit unveils wireless EV charging roadway
The quarter-mile stretch recharges vehicles as they drive or park on the street. The charging technology will cover one mile of the road when complete.
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New housing slows regional rent growth: NYU researchers
Critics of new construction as a way to boost affordable housing worry about gentrification and displacement. A new report counters such arguments.
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Having trouble hiring transit workers? Take a look at your hiring process.
In Utah, a bid to streamline the onboarding process for new bus drivers is yielding promising results and may offer lessons for other U.S. communities grappling with a shortage of public transit workers.
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Authorities raise alarm on cyber threats against water, other critical sectors
Hackers affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are behind a series of attacks targeting devices used in U.S. water and wastewater facilities, according to federal agencies.
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Low ridership and low revenue continue to plague transit agencies
As federal stimulus funds run out and ridership remains below pre-pandemic norms, many transit agencies must find new revenue sources or face drastic service cuts.
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3 communities turning to the dark side with dark-sky retrofits
Reducing light pollution has tourism, sustainability, safety and health benefits, proponents say.
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Which housing policies do Americans really want in their cities and states?
Despite the outsized negative feedback some policies to boost housing supply receive at public meetings, new Pew survey results reveal bipartisan support.
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Detroit joins growing cohort in adopting energy, water benchmarking policy
The ordinance, which requires large buildings to annually report their energy and water use starting in 2024, is a key component of the city’s climate strategy.
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‘COP28 must be the COP of cities’: Local leaders want fossil fuel phaseout, collaboration
Financing for local climate action is top of mind for some city leaders at the summit. C40 Cities’ cochairs demanded in a letter that nations redirect fossil fuel subsidies toward the clean energy transition.
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US DOT announces $1.5B round of RAISE grants for 2024
The Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program supports road, rail, transit and port projects, and is open to a wide range of applicants.
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OpinionThe US could still get to net-zero
The country could reduce nearly 90% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 without any Hail Mary innovations.
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House Republicans support high-speed rail but not California’s project
Members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee largely supported passenger and high-speed rail in a Wednesday hearing but split along party lines about California's $128 billion project.
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White House unveils national greenhouse gas monitoring strategy ahead of COP28
The plan looks to combine scattered emissions measurement, monitoring and data capabilities across federal and nonfederal entities into a streamlined resource to better support climate action.
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Demand for sustainable buildings outstripping supply, JLL says
Rising demand has led to an over 7% rental premium on green-certified office buildings across major U.S. and Canadian markets, with significant variations from city to city.
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Biden administration sets new rule for monitoring on-road GHG emissions
The Federal Highway Administration rule requires states and metropolitan planning organizations to establish CO2 emissions reductions targets, setting up a fight with congressional Republicans.
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As building performance standards gain steam, noncompliant owners face business risks
Some cities respond to policy violations with financial penalties, but green lease clauses and submetering provide other levers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says real estate firm CBRE.
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Office construction may never return to pre-pandemic levels
Despite some massive office towers breaking ground, the chief economist for a construction analytics firm expects starts in the sector to continue to tumble.
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4 US cities pledge to combat water woes driven by climate change
They committed to specific actions to address flood and drought risk, joining 12 other global cities in signing onto C40 Cities' new "accelerator" program.
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DOE releases $31M+ in grants for retrofits, infrastructure upgrades
Some cities will use the funds for resilience hubs, while others plan to conduct energy audits and upgrade facilities. Local governments can continue applying for the grants through April 2024.
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How 7 cities transformed asphalt with art in 2023: photos
Bloomberg Philanthropies recently announced which 25 cities will receive Asphalt Art Initiative grants to undertake projects in 2024.
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Streetcars’ benefits vary by city: panel
A renewed interest in streetcars has driven numerous cities to invest in systems. Representatives from systems in Cincinnati and Kansas City, Missouri, discussed lessons learned during a Transportation Research Board webinar.
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Without significant interventions, US building emissions will continue to increase
Federal, regional and local government bodies must collaborate to create “consistent and stringent building standards,” a new report says.
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EPA announces $2B for local environmental justice projects
Federal climate funding has been criticized as difficult for less-resourced communities to access. The new grant program includes key elements to counter such challenges.
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$176B plan unveiled to rebuild Northeast rail corridor
Amtrak, states, regional commuter railroads and the U.S. Department of Transportation laid out an ambitious 15-year plan to ready the Northeast Corridor for future growth.
