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

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From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.

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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

New York regulators recommend charging infrastructure plan expected to deliver $2.6B in net benefits

The program will also cover up to 90% of costs for "make-ready" charging stations to lower cost barriers for developers.

By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 21, 2020

3 market shifts for intelligent buildings in 2020

This year will be the inflection point for decarbonization of buildings charioted by the business-relevant intelligent building solutions market.

By Casey Talon • Jan. 17, 2020

StreetLight Data ranks 100 metros in first climate impact index

The metro areas were ranked as the most low-impact based on vehicle miles traveled, bike and pedestrian commuting, and population density, among other metrics.

By Kristin Musulin • Jan. 16, 2020

Reps introduce TREES Act to expand urban canopies

The bill would create a grant program for free or reduced-cost tree planting services to lower energy costs and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

By Chris Teale • Jan. 16, 2020

Rising temperatures could increase injury deaths by 2,000 a year: study

If temperatures were to rise 1.5 °C above long-term averages​, the U.S. would see an uptick in traffic accidents and suicides, among other injury deaths, according to a new study.

By Jason Plautz • Jan. 15, 2020

The US can still lead the race to make cities smarter and more sustainable

Through software, AI and Big Data, cities are transforming the way they generate electricity, deliver drinking water and build the clean transportation systems of the future.

By Maryrose Sylvester • Jan. 15, 2020

Seattle to transition city-owned buildings away from fossil fuels

The first round of building electrification plans are due this summer after an executive order from Mayor Jenny Durkan advancing a Green New Deal.

By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 10, 2020

4 startups accepted to NYC's Circular City program

Aclima, Algramo, RanMarine USA and Sapient Industries will pilot products to map air quality, promote zero-waste products and drive energy efficiency.

By Chris Teale • Updated June 2, 2020