Entrepreneurs must focus on serving frontline populations

The world needs creative entrepreneurs operating at the nexus of community and climate to avoid worsening climate disasters and inequality.

By Kevin de León, Sara Chandler • March 3, 2020

How many curbside recycling programs have been cut?

Our sister publication Waste Dive has kept a running tally of 70-plus municipal suspensions or cancellations of curbside recycling. Read the full list here.

By E.A. Crunden , Cole Rosengren • Updated March 4, 2020

IBM highlights 3 top solutions to support COVID-19 response

The solutions, part of the company's Call for Code Global Challenge, were developed from teams around the world to enable more effective pandemic response through technologies and cloud capabilities.

By Cailin Crowe , Kristin Musulin • Updated May 5, 2020

Ride-hailing pollutes 70% more than trips it replaces: study

The Union of Concerned Scientists points to significant emissions from "deadheading," which takes up 40% of ride-hailing miles traveled. Lyft, however, says the report is "misleading."

By Jason Plautz • Feb. 26, 2020

Are smart cities actually safer?

No longer can municipalities operate in silos if they want to achieve safer communities. Now, they must integrate people, places and processes to prepare and respond thoroughly.

By Ralph Diment • Feb. 25, 2020

Charlotte, NC’s green tariff solar deal could spark wider trend in cities

The city council approved a 35-megawatt project to generate 24% of its municipal electricity, making it the most populous U.S. city to acquire large-scale solar through a green tariff.

By Chris Teale • Feb. 25, 2020

The 'water literacy' lessons cities can learn from Cape Town

The city almost became the first to run out of water in 2018. Since then, local leaders have put the onus on residents to help avoid repeats.

By Chris Teale • Feb. 24, 2020

12 cities with curbside recycling expansion potential: report

The Recycling Partnership's report on the future of U.S. recycling argues that investment in these cities would yield "some of the highest, single-city jumps in material recovery," reaching 1.62 million total households. 

By E.A. Crunden • Feb. 20, 2020

Houston to city departments: You're each responsible for resilience

The city's new resilience plan, centered on preparing Houston for climate-related disasters, is accompanied by a requirement for departments to appoint resilience officers within 60 days.

By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 19, 2020

CDP's 'A List' for climate action honors 105 cities

To make the list, cities must have a citywide emissions inventory, a reduction target, a public climate action plan and a climate adaptation plan.

By Jason Plautz • Feb. 18, 2020

100RC members reunite under Global Resilient Cities Network

GRCN will serve as the new association for global chief resilience officers to collaborate and assess the impact of resilience strategies.

By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 12, 2020

LA mayor kicks off 'Green New Deal' with urgent action plan

The directive signals the start of what the mayor is calling a "Decade of Action" against climate change, laying the groundwork for the city's climate goals. 

By Jason Plautz • Feb. 11, 2020

WRI unveils 'Prize for Cities' finalists

The final five projects will now be evaluated by an "independent jury of urban thinkers" to determine the winner of the $250,000 grand prize.

By Kristin Musulin • Updated Jan. 5, 2021

Congress ramps up scrutiny on recycling amid renewed calls for federal help

The collapse of international end markets and heightened concerns over the struggles U.S. cities face have changed the conversation around recycling.

By E.A. Crunden • Feb. 10, 2020

Lime pledges zero-emission operations fleet by 2030

The company is looking to further its sustainability efforts following a 2019 study that called out operators' use of gas-powered re-distribution vans.

By Chris Teale • Feb. 7, 2020

Regional consortium to reverse-engineer tech adoption in Phoenix area

The Greater Phoenix Connective, which claims to be the country's largest smart region, will bring together university, public, private and community members to adopt tech solutions at scale. 

By Cailin Crowe • Feb. 3, 2020

California releases interactive, public Geoportal database

The state is making strides to lead the country in publicly releasing data with a portal that includes housing, water, transportation and health information.

By Jason Plautz • Jan. 31, 2020

ACEEE: Honolulu, NYC lead clean energy resilience plans

A study found few cities include comprehensive initiatives for energy efficiency or renewable power in their resilience strategies.

By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 31, 2020

House Dems put climate at center of $760B infrastructure plan

The Moving Forward Framework would invest heavily in roads, transit and water systems, with efforts to cut emissions woven throughout.

By Chris Teale • Jan. 30, 2020

The cost and confusion of cleaning PFAS contamination

A lack of federal regulations has left cities scrambling to understand the health risks of PFAS and the most cost-effective ways to get it out of drinking water.

By Kristin Musulin • Jan. 29, 2020

LA commits to 100% electric sanitation fleet by 2035. Other cities aren't ready to follow

LASAN Director Enrique Zaldivar pledged to procure only electric vehicles in two years and gradually convert the fleet. While the market evolves, adoption is far from widespread.

By E.A. Crunden • Jan. 29, 2020

Former 100 Resilient Cities execs create new nonprofit

The Resilient Cities Catalyst, led by former 100RC President Michael Berkowitz, will act as a consultancy to cities and private partners.

By Jason Plautz • Jan. 29, 2020

Report: 108M Americans face unhealthy air quality

Air quality breached health limits for more than 100 days in 89 cities in 2018, according to a new analysis of EPA pollution records.

By Jason Plautz • Jan. 28, 2020

Bird exec: The scooter 'is really just the beginning' of sustainable mobility

Sustainability head Melinda Hanson believes 2020 could be a big year for dockless scooter companies to cut emissions while encouraging safer streets.

By Chris Teale • Jan. 23, 2020

NYC's roofs are getting a sustainable makeover

It's been two months since New York's Sustainable Roof Laws, part of the Climate Mobilization Act, took effect. Now architects and officials must decide: Are green roof systems or solar systems best?

By Cailley LaPara • Jan. 22, 2020