All are places that have shown that American cities and their water systems weren’t built to withstand wildfire, experts say. Hydrants trickled. Pumps and treatment plants lost power. Chemical ...

Tax the Rich” is a catchy, intuitive and politically potent slogan. In a period of rapid wealth creation alongside rising ...

Detroit is the city with the lowest "barrier to homeownership," according to a new RealtyHop report. Would-be buyers in Detroit can come up with a 20% down payment in just 2.53 years, according to the ...

Parts of San Rafael, a city just north of San Francisco, are sinking about half an inch per year. That might not sound like much, but altogether, it has meant that some neighborhoods — like the Canal ...

As the planet gets warmer and the rains fall harder, the future of flood control is looking less like a wall and something more like a park.

Could you imagine jumping from the kitchen window and diving into water? How fun would that be? For some people, sure. It seems unlikely, but it’s not as crazy as you might think. Scientists predict ...

There are few experiences more soul-sucking than sitting in traffic. According to NPR, the average American lost nearly an hour a week to traffic congestion in 2022. Drivers lose an additional 17 ...

The city is a growing paradox. Humanity needs its many efficiencies: people living more densely and taking up less land — with easy access to decarbonized public transportation — collaborating and ...