Science Jul 13 ‘Slow-motion crisis’: Why some of the most populous cities in the U.S. are sinking By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
Health Feb 15 New research finds rural Americans don’t live as long as city-dwellers A new research study shows that rates for smoking, obesity and chronic conditions such as heart disease are comparatively higher in rural areas, leading to shorter life expectancy. By Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, Bryan Tysinger, Jack Chapel, The Conversation
Science Dec 17 How light pollution can imperil migrating birds by luring them into cities Migrating birds need stopover locations en route where they can rest and feed. A new study shows that artificial light draws them away from sites they would normally use and into risky zones. By Carolyn S. Burt, Kyle Horton, The Conversation
Nation Jul 09 Cities have long planned for extreme heat, but is it enough in a warming world? Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. By Melina Walling, Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press
Nation May 19 Cities want the millions who biked during the pandemic to keep pedaling During the worst of the pandemic, outdoor recreation surged as people took up pursuits to escape isolation. For many, that meant getting on a bicycle. By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press
May 18 U.S. metropolitan areas are growing, reversing many 2021 drops, new estimates show By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau were another sign that flight from urban areas during the first year of the pandemic either slowed down or reversed in its second year. Continue reading
May 06 Residents left big metros during pandemic for family, study finds By Mike Schneider, Associated Press A new study and Census Bureau data show migrants moved out of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas and into smaller ones during the pandemic. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 6:45 Why millennials are moving away from large urban centers By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz For years, rural areas and small towns consistently lost some of their most talented young people, who moved to urban centers. But recent census data indicates that this “brain drain” phenomenon is subsiding as both millennials and more Americans of… Continue watching
Jan 25 Not so long ago, cities were starved for trees. That inspired a fight against urban warming By Sonja Dümpelmann, The Conversation Sixty years ago, urban tree planters stood on the front lines of fighting climate change. Continue reading
Nov 13 Map: These cities are home to the nation’s biggest companies By Gretchen Frazee By choosing New York City and the Washington, D.C. area, Amazon is joining half of Fortune 500 companies that are headquartered in just 10 cities. Continue reading