地缘经济与政治
More than 9 in 10 Americans can get food delivered at a click, new research finds
It was the COVID-19 pandemic that finally drove Dustin Karzen, hunkered down at home in Escondido, California, to a first: going online to buy groceries.
Washington-based writer and editor reporting on development, cities and property rights for the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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能源转型
This is how the US can make EV charging sites more accessible
The electric vehicle charger had shown up at the park only a month earlier, but already Lonte was envisioning himself using it.
气候行动
Cities are under strain as climate change drives a new wave of migration
When Mozambican fishmonger Manuel Machava hears the fishermen have landed a bumper catch of mackerel, crabs or shrimp, he has mixed feelings - pleased for their good fortune, but worried ...
气候行动
How will consumers respond to carbon footprint labels?
Nutritional breakdowns, ethical trade branding, recycling information - and now estimates of a product's climate impact.
工作与未来
The plugging of old oil and gas wells is creating green jobs in the US. Here's how
For years, the smell of gas wafting through the grounds of the Franciscan Village senior housing facility in Cleveland was a joke among its residents, although they did not realize where ...
自然与生物多样性
'The woods next door': U.S. community forests take root
Chris Gensic swept his arms around him as he sought to fully explain the scope of the surrounding Virginia forest - as a project, a green space and an opportunity for local residents.
气候行动
Pollution to products? Recycled carbon emissions are coming to consumer shelves
A long-forgotten industrial fermentation process is allowing a small share of climate-changing carbon pollution to be turned into household products, with the first items available this y...
健康与医疗系统
Why US doctors are prescribing time in the great outdoors
When Annette Coen went for a health check-up last summer in Washington state, she and her doctor discussed concerns around her weight and asthma. Then her doctor offered a novel prescript...
自然与生物多样性
Biden 'climate corps' plan excites young Americans seeking green jobs
Environmental activist Kidus Girma, 26, walked about 400 miles (644 km) from New Orleans to Houston over six weeks in May and June, on a march aimed at bringing hope to communities who ha...
自然与生物多样性
How rising sea levels are threatening US coastal homes
Surrounded on three sides by the San Francisco Bay, residents of Richmond are used to being near the ocean. But as rising seas threaten to bring it even closer, Mayor Tom Butt is candid a...
世界经济论坛制度
New city 'heat officers' take aim at climate change's 'silent killer'
Situated at the flood-prone and storm-vulnerable southern tip of Florida, Miami-Dade County has long figured among the U.S. urban areas most at risk from climate change.
社会创新
These 3D printed homes are helping tackle homelessness in the US
After years of homelessness and hard living, Tim Shea has swapped the sharp corners in his life for the round, flowing design of his new 3D-printed home in Austin, Texas.
健康与医疗系统
How cities can lead the green recovery
Cities across the globe pledged to use their post-pandemic recovery plans to bolster ways to adapt to the growing risks posed by climate change.
健康与医疗系统
This is how COVID-19 is changing the design of buildings
From office workers to students, Americans facing colder weather and more time inside have a pressing question: How can they keep safe amid a pandemic that scientists say thrives in indoo...
健康与医疗系统
The pandemic is making autonomous delivery the new normal
Cough medicine, snacks, baking ingredients: Kelly Passek has shopping delivered weekly to her yard in Christiansburg, Virginia - by a drone.