Climate & Resilience: Page 19
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New York City proposes larger cargo bikes for deliveries
Increasing the maximum bicycle width by one foot would help the city’s efforts to cull truck traffic and emissions, according to its Transportation Department.
By Max Garland • Aug. 25, 2023 -
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To get trash bags off curbs, New York pursues multiple options
Containerizing garbage is feasible in many parts of the city, but the shift won’t come easily, according to New York’s Department of Sanitation.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 24, 2023 -
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California clean vehicle rebate program expands statewide
The state’s rebate incentives will help lower-income consumers access electric and fuel-cell vehicles.
By Dan Zukowski • Aug. 24, 2023 -
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Cincinnati’s first mass timber project breaks ground
The $32-million public radio headquarters will also be the Midwest’s first two-story mass timber building.
By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 23, 2023 -
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Colorado mandates new building energy performance standards despite criticism
The ruling unfairly burdens existing buildings, operators and owners say. The state Air Quality Commission touts the rules’ flexibility.
By Joe Burns • Aug. 22, 2023 -
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Tropical Storm Hilary: How California cities prepared and fared
Local officials took pride in their emergency response, but the storm presents “a cautionary tale,” said the director of Columbia Climate School’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 22, 2023 -
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Q&AWhat managed retreat around the world can teach US cities
In a future where managed retreat relocations “become more and more popular,” a Stanford University researcher’s work may hold crucial lessons.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 21, 2023 -
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Public EV charger customer satisfaction drops: J.D. Power
“The results of this year’s study should be very concerning to all those involved in the transition from gas-powered vehicles to electric vehicles,” one expert said.
By Michael Brady • Aug. 18, 2023 -
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For emergency preparedness, Houston looks to teens
The city launched an educational campaign after identifying emergency preparedness as a top youth need in a process that led to it being named the nation’s first UNICEF-designated child-friendly city.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 18, 2023 -
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‘It appears to be a total loss’: Wildfires devastate Lahaina’s infrastructure
Last week’s blaze took out power lines, roads and water systems in Maui, Hawai’i, local officials say, but no major construction projects seem to have been affected.
By Julie Strupp • Aug. 16, 2023 -
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Boston grants aim to lower carbon footprint of affordable housing
Building owners can get up to $10,000 each for comprehensive energy assessments.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 16, 2023 -
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Extreme heat causing ‘preventable’ deaths in US cities, scientists say
Heat wave early warning and response systems “save lives,” but not enough communities have them, said an expert on the health risks of climate change.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 15, 2023 -
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Persistent urban air pollution the focus of ‘unprecedented’ NASA, NOAA research
Two of the most harmful types of air pollution have slowed their decades-long downward trend. The research aims to help state and local officials understand why.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 11, 2023 -
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More GM electric vehicles will be able to charge homes in coming years
The bidirectional charging technology uses a GM vehicle’s battery as a backup power source in the event of a power outage.
By Eric Walz • Aug. 10, 2023 -
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For urban cooling, forests beat street trees, landscaped parks: study
Urban natural areas are “underfunded and unprotected, leaving them imperiled in cities across the country,” warns a study of 12 U.S. cities.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 9, 2023 -
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Boston mayor bans fossil fuels in new city-owned buildings
The executive order, which also prohibits fossil fuel use in renovations of existing city-owned structures, is part of a larger push for carbon neutrality by 2050.
By Nish Amarnath • Aug. 8, 2023 -
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Washington building codes lawsuit dropped by gas, building groups
The litigation was an “aftershock” of a federal appeals court decision to overturn Berkeley, California’s first-in-the-nation ban on gas in new buildings, an Earthjustice senior attorney said.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 8, 2023 -
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Electric bus maker Proterra files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Citing “market and macroeconomic headwinds,” the U.S.-based manufacturer looks to restructure its business.
By Dan Zukowski • Aug. 8, 2023 -
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More composters are accepting food waste, but challenges remain: survey
While the number of composters accepting food waste continues to grow, more than a third have a zero-tolerance policy for contamination. Compostable packaging, meanwhile, is becoming more commonly accepted.
By Jacob Wallace • Aug. 7, 2023 -
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Deep DiveCommercial-to-residential conversions could accelerate under HUD initiative
Building industry experts say the Housing and Urban Development Department grant will give much-needed guidance on projects stalled by zoning hurdles and outdated permitting processes.
By Nish Amarnath • Aug. 4, 2023 -
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Vehicle greenhouse gas emissions measured inconsistently by states, cities: GAO
Although motor vehicles account for the vast majority of transportation-related CO2 emissions, authorities face challenges in gathering and measuring useful data.
By Dan Zukowski • Aug. 4, 2023 -
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Q&AHow to safely store e-bikes, e-scooters in apartments
The uptick in micromobility battery fires shows electrification is “moving faster than we’re able to necessarily adapt to,” a fire protection expert at an engineering consulting firm said.
By Mary Salmonsen • Aug. 3, 2023 -
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New York changes trash requirements for food businesses in anti-rat push
The city’s Department of Sanitation enacted its latest rule this week requiring commercial food establishments to handle waste differently. The move may have operational benefits for haulers, but it poses logistical questions.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 2, 2023 -
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Tucson, Arizona, gears up climate action as city faces extreme weather
Cooling centers, decarbonization and tree-planting are in the works after the city adopted a climate action plan the mayor said was developed “in record time.”
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 2, 2023 -
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$400M job training program in PA aims to boost infrastructure projects
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has created a workforce development grant designed to help employers pay wages and training costs.
By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 1, 2023
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