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The San Francisco skyline is seen behind a woman as she walks past a condemned area on Treasure Island, near San Francisco

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

Harris vs. Trump: Ground game in Erie County
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

Cityscape of New York
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

U.S.-CHICAGO-HEAT WAVE
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

A person rides a bicycle in front of the Manhattan skyline in Brooklyn, New York City
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.

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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.

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Dec 02

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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…

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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.

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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.

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