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We May Never Know For Sure Whether Ariel Castro's Neighbors Made Earlier 911 Calls
Cleveland police have released departmental records to try to prove they didn't, despite disturbing statements to the media.
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Urban Wonk
The Problem With Calling Cities 'Post-Industrial'
It's time to come up with a new way of thinking and talking about places like Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland.
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The Pacific Trash Vortex Has a Counterpart in the Great Lakes
Scientists monitoring Lake Erie have found tons of harmful plastic debris known as microplastics or "nurdles."
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For Cleveland, Climate Change Could Mean Tons of Toxic Green Algae
Heavy agriculture and global warming are aligning to produce nasty algae blooms in the Great Lakes, scientists says.
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Metros Clobbered by the Housing Crisis Are Growing Again
Populations in markets hit hard by the 2008 crisis – like Phoenix, Orlando, and Las Vegas – grew faster than others.
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An Imprecise Geography of Obnoxious Snowstorm Nicknames
From Snowpocalypse to Snowquester.
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The Wildly Different Age Demographics of U.S. Cities
And other lessons learned from a vast new data tool from the Urban Institute.
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The Geography of Drunk Driving
The percentage of accidents involving alcohol varies widely by city.
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How Bad Will Climate Change Get for the Eastern U.S.? Look at These Crazy Maps
Climate change-related heat waves and intense storms are projected to hit Eastern U.S. cities especially hard.
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Urban Wonk
Can We Please Stop Pretending Cars Are Greener Than Transit?
Freakonomics revives a tried, and tired, debate.
