80 articles by Robyn Griggs Lawrence

• New data tool helps Gulf Coast cities pursue disaster funding as federal resources shrink

  Aug. 28, 2025

• After Katrina, green infrastructure aims to supplement the rebuilt — but still vulnerable — levees

  Aug. 27, 2025

• Pritzker warns cities to prepare for Trump’s National Guard order

  Aug. 25, 2025

• Hurricane Katrina’s legacy is a warning for today’s city leaders

  Aug. 22, 2025

• Judge blocks Trump from halting funding to 34 ‘sanctuary’ cities

  Aug. 20, 2025

• Should schools be the centerpiece of heat resilience action?

  Aug. 19, 2025

• Cities brace for legal battles as Bondi’s ‘sanctuary’ deadline looms

  Aug. 18, 2025

• 2028 Olympics security plan tests LA-federal partnership

  Aug. 15, 2025

• Texas city pioneers tech that uses waste heat to generate drinking water

  Aug. 13, 2025

• Trump opens the door to National Guard addressing crime in cities

  Aug. 12, 2025

• What NEPA rollbacks mean for local projects

  Aug. 11, 2025

• Trump administration asks Supreme Court to overturn ban on ICE enforcement methods in LA

  Aug. 8, 2025

• AI could cut disaster infrastructure losses by 15%, new research finds

  Aug. 6, 2025

• ‘RoboCops’ may be headed to the US

  Aug. 5, 2025

• Denver development recruits its river for urban flood control

  Aug. 4, 2025

• Community-based safety solutions drive 22.6% drop in homicides since 2020, Democratic mayors say

  Aug. 1, 2025

• EPA’s move to gut key climate regulation raises stakes for city leaders

  July 30, 2025

• Municipal codes, financial incentives are driving the retrofitting boom, new research finds

  July 29, 2025

• Trump sues NYC over sanctuary policy as mayor, City Council trade blame

  July 25, 2025

• Cities move beyond law enforcement to treat root causes of crime

  July 24, 2025

• 3 keys to building climate resilience from the ground up

  July 22, 2025

• Bill seeks to fill federal void on heat protection for public workers

  July 21, 2025

• DOJ threatens to subpoena California sheriffs in seeking county jail data

  July 18, 2025

• Local officials hold the key to life-saving flood and weather warnings

  July 17, 2025

• $10B lawsuit targets LA over ‘epic failures’ in Palisades Fire

  July 16, 2025

• Most states couldn’t afford disaster recovery without FEMA: report

  July 15, 2025

• 5 steps cities can take to prevent a flood tragedy like Kerr County’s

  July 14, 2025

• Cities sue Trump administration over termination of climate justice grants

  July 11, 2025

• Cities see sharp decline in police fatalities

  July 10, 2025

• Legal showdown over immigration enforcement intensifies in LA

  July 9, 2025

• Detroit deploys drones and AI to target building efficiency improvements

  July 8, 2025

• Cities can decarbonize buildings while cutting costs, new road map says

  July 7, 2025

• FBI director calls for local law enforcement vigilance in ‘heightened threat environment’

  June 26, 2025

• Why some cities are bucking state sanctuary laws

  June 25, 2025

• As FEMA shrinks, cities face rising burdens — and risks

  June 24, 2025

• US, global cities tout emissions reductions

  June 23, 2025

• New tool maps urban heat disparities block by block

  June 18, 2025

• New AI tool helps cities respond to shrinking urban canopy

  June 16, 2025

• City leaders blast EPA’s rollback of power plant pollution standards

  June 13, 2025

• Drone as First Responder program set for takeoff following Trump executive order

  June 12, 2025

• Why sanctuary cities say they won’t back down

  June 10, 2025

• US mayors: Keep troops out of our cities

  June 9, 2025

• Local leaders warn U.S. Senate not to pull the plug on clean energy credits

  June 6, 2025

• 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

• 5 ‘sanctuary cities’ sue DHS to restore counterterrorism funds

  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

• Judge unfreezes billions in IRA, IIJA funds

  April 16, 2025

• Prepare now to protect urban forests from storms

  April 14, 2025

• Building music ecosystems can strengthen local economies and tourism, advocates say

  March 29, 2023

• Flexible rent payment options gain popularity as affordability decreases

  Jan. 18, 2023

• Demand soars for EV charging at apartments

  Dec. 13, 2022

• Owning a home costs 35% more than renting in high-growth cities: report

  Dec. 6, 2022

• Big cities are not dead, real estate researcher says

  Nov. 22, 2022

• Landlords bear the burden of gun safety in their communities

  Oct. 12, 2022

• Sleeping pods: coming to a high-rent neighborhood near you?

  July 6, 2022

• Housing activists work to move the needle on affordability

  June 16, 2022

• YIMBY: The making of a movement

  June 15, 2022

• Meet the YIMBYs

  June 13, 2022