Topic: Environment
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Do Cities Really Take the Lead on Climate Change?
They may tend to adopt easier policies first, according to a new report.
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Why New York's Sandy Commission Recommendations Matter
Climate adaptation policy remains pretty untested.
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Urban Wonk
The Case for Listening to NIMBYs
We’ll never make much progress by ignoring them.
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Urban Wonk
Can We Please Stop Pretending Cars Are Greener Than Transit?
Freakonomics revives a tried, and tired, debate.
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Charts
The Future of Mapping Carbon Emissions, With Pinpoint Precision
A new modeling system called "Hestia" traces greenhouse gases to individual urban buildings and roads.
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A Continental Network to Monitor How We're Trashing the Environment
New nationwide observatory will track how climate change and land use affect ecosystems.
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Postcard
China's Dirty Water
A third of industrial waste water is released, without treatment, into rivers and lakes.
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Maps
The Secrets Frackers Are Allowed to Keep
How much do you know about natural gas drilling? Turns out, it depends a lot on what state you live in.
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Photos
China's Air Pollution Problem Explained in One Animation
These before-and-after graphics show just how severe the problem has become.
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Why Americans and Europeans Give Directions Differently
A new study finds big cross-cultural differences in spatial descriptions.
