Robyn Griggs Lawrence
EditorRobyn Griggs Lawrence covers sustainability and public safety for Smart Cities Dive. The author of four books, she has been an editor for several national magazines and was editor in chief of Natural Home for 11 years.
37 articles by Robyn Griggs Lawrence
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Is your city prepared to weather the storm without FEMA?
June 4, 2025 -
Mayors call for action amid rising antisemitism
June 3, 2025 -
Trump administration deletes ‘sanctuary city’ list after backlash
June 2, 2025 -
AI, drones, private radar fill gaps from National Weather Service cuts
May 30, 2025 -
With AI, post-tornado assessments could be ‘near-instantaneous’
May 28, 2025 -
DOJ dismisses lawsuits against Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, police departments
May 22, 2025 -
Reimagining ‘managed retreat’ in a new reality
May 20, 2025 -
Supreme Court narrows police immunity in use-of-force cases
May 19, 2025 -
Thermal energy networks need municipal participation: report
May 16, 2025 -
16 cities and counties fast-track sustainability through national initiative
May 14, 2025 -
Mayors flag Medicaid cuts as a public safety issue
May 13, 2025 -
Mayors call arrest of Newark, N.J., mayor ‘deeply troubling’
May 12, 2025 -
NOAA stops tracking cost of extreme weather and climate disasters
May 9, 2025 -
Report ranks states’ efforts to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
May 8, 2025 -
Lawsuit challenges NYPD “gang database”
May 6, 2025 -
Trump budget proposal slashes climate funding
May 5, 2025 -
3 cities join lawsuit challenging mass layoffs of federal workers
May 2, 2025 -
Trump directs Justice Department, military to support local law enforcement
May 1, 2025 -
Cities lose “critical guidance” from climate report: former NOAA official
April 30, 2025 -
Mayors push back against Trump’s new ‘sanctuary cities’ order
April 29, 2025 -
New policy resource helps cities finance and maintain tree canopies
April 28, 2025 -
Justice Department cancels hundreds of public safety grants
April 24, 2025 -
Nearly half of US residents breathe unhealthy air: report
April 23, 2025 -
Atlanta to launch Climate Resilience Action Plan
April 21, 2025 -
Behavior science, data could provide low-cost solutions to gun violence
April 17, 2025