What We're Reading: Page 50
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jun 28, 2023
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The Wall Street Journal
Chicago and Midwest Air Quality Plummets as Canadian Wildfire Smoke Returns to U.S.
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Governing
Can Taller Buildings Revive a Downtown? D.C.’s Mayor Thinks So.
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Route Fifty
Outdated flood data could drown out actual infrastructure needs
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The Atlantic
I-95’s Quick Reconstruction Is an Exception to the Rule
Jun 27, 2023
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The New York Times
Tesla May Have Already Won the Electric Vehicle Charging Wars
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Grist
Extreme heat will cost the US $1 billion in health care costs — this summer alone
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The Guardian
‘Decades of racism’: Black Detroiters face foul odor after Jeep factory expands
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Popular Science
A fresh take on water management in drought
Jun 26, 2023
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Bloomberg
In Climate Disasters, People With Disabilities Are Getting Left Behind
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The New York Times
Why Eric Adams Issued His Second-Ever Veto Over Housing Bills
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Grist
When the water isn’t safe to drink
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The Washington Post
D.C. to begin sending targeted messages to high-risk drivers
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Governing
L.A. Metro Joins Push for More Equitable Transit Fares
Jun 23, 2023
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Inside Climate News
Texas Cities Set Temperature Records in Unremitting Heat Wave
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The New York Times
Oregon County Sues Fossil Fuel Companies Over 2021 Heat Dome
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Los Angeles Times
4 in 10 California residents are considering packing up and leaving, new poll finds
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Governing
The Best and Worst Run Cities in America
Jun 22, 2023
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The New York Times
To Improve Public Housing, New York City Moves to Tear It Down
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Bloomberg CityLab
Untangling the Urban Doom Loop
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KFF Health News
California’s Homelessness Crisis Is Homegrown, Study Finds
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The Guardian
Half of Americans have faced ‘extreme’ weather in the last six weeks
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Route Fifty
Biden administration asks railroads for more details on hazardous cargo
Jun 21, 2023
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Governing
AI Is Great for Government. Public Professionals Need to Learn How to Make the Most of It.
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Orange County Register
The biggest survey of homeless Californians in decades shows why so many are on the streets
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The New York Times
With Commuters Staying Home, Transit Agencies Try to Reinvent Themselves
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Bond Buyer
State transportation funding bills on brisk pace this year
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Bloomberg
A Push to Save North America’s Chinatowns
Jun 20, 2023
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The New York Times
How ‘Defund the Police’ Failed
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The Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Sours on America’s Downtowns
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Governing
Will EV Charging Become the Hot New Rental Amenity?
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StateScoop
As new AI tools arrive, state tech officials prepare restrained use
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AP News
Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise