11 Practical Lessons Communities Have Learned From Water Restrictions
Water restrictions used to feel like a rare inconvenience, something that happened once a decade and then faded from memory. ...
12 Cities Exploring Smarter Ways to Capture Rainwater
Somewhere between a drainpipe and a drought sits a question more cities are finally asking out loud: what if the ...
7 Community Projects Making Neighborhoods More Climate-Resilient
Climate adaptation used to feel like something that happened at the federal or state level, announced in press releases and ...
9 Landscaping Choices That Can Help Homes Handle Dry Conditions
Water is getting more expensive, and in a lot of parts of the country, it’s also getting scarcer. Homeowners who ...
9 Heat-Resilient Home Features That Are Gaining Attention
Summers keep arriving hotter, and homeowners are noticing. What used to be a seasonal inconvenience is turning into a design ...
8 American Cities Building More Shade Into Public Spaces
Summer used to mean sunscreen and maybe a hat. Now it means something closer to survival planning in parts of ...
8 Simple Steps Homeowners Can Take Before a Heat Wave
Summer has changed shape over the past couple of years, and not in a subtle way. Heat domes now arrive ...
10 Ways Urban Trees Can Improve Life During Hot Summers
Summer heat in cities has a way of creeping into everything, from the pavement underfoot to the hum of air ...
6 Ways Communities Can Prepare for Longer Heat Waves
Summers used to have a rhythm: a hot stretch here, a break there, maybe a scorcher in late July that ...
7 Ways Cities Can Keep Residents Safer During Extreme Heat
Summer temperatures have stopped behaving like a seasonal inconvenience and started acting like a public health emergency. Heat domes over ...