by Susan Keown | Aug 4, 2023 | ScienceWire
Eric Scigliano (@SeattleFlotsam) looks into Seattle’s controversial new tree protection ordinance for InvestigateWest. Scigliano breaks down the rates of tree canopy loss in different areas of Seattle over recent years, analyzes the potential effects of the ordinance,...
by Susan Keown | Nov 5, 2021 | ScienceWire
New NSWA member Evan Bush (@evanbush) reports for NBC News on research that shows just how vulnerable the increasing numbers of people living in cities are to extreme heat and humidity driven by climate change. Since 1983, global extreme heat exposure in cities nearly...
by Chris Tachibana | Apr 1, 2017 | ScienceWire
Earth Day and the March for Science are coming up. It’s a good time to read Clayton Aldern’s piece, “Can cities lead the #resistance?” For Crosscut, Clayton considers if cities should use their resources and finances to send political messages....
