The Green New Deal needs an intersectional public health approach that centres justice and equity.

Tim Lang, the UK’s leading expert on food policy, says we already faced a challenge unmatched since the war. And things just got worse…

In Quintero, oil leaks and pollution from heavy industry is taking a heavy toll on the health of local citizens. Now the fight is on to clean up one of Chile's so-called "sacrifice zones"

Is there a direct line from housing security to better health? The Oakland-based health giant thinks so, and it’s plowing $200 million into housing preservation and homelessness prevention.

Electricity consumption will grow as more people switch to electric cars – but this could drive up emissions, unless power is sourced from renewables.

The £3.4trn industry encourages a preoccupation with the symptoms of mental illness, rather than their social causes.

Poor indoor air quality causes serious health issues. Things can be improved with determination to sniff out the cause of the problem—and some pricey hardware.

Extreme summer temperatures target the same communities most vulnerable to Covid-19. Where can people go when staying indoors with air conditioning isn’t safe?

An experimental new housing model is letting tenants build wealth. Could it work nationwide?

This is a written version of a talk given for Civic Square’s ‘Department of Dreams’ event on Friday 19th June, 2020.

Decades after federal regulations banned the use of the deadly metal in paint, gasoline, and plumbing, the effects of lead continue to be felt across America’s cities.

An open source model to support municipalities in transitioning toward resilient urban forest management practices

This year’s Oslo Architecture Triennale speculates on the role of architecture in a world without economic growth. We spoke to the curators to find ...

In the twenty-first century, when survival depends on an ability to handle chaos, the damage that comes from rising temperatures will ultimately be less telling than our collective capacity to...

To help resist gentrification, the city’s Africatown Land Trust is leading a campaign to transfer underutilized property to the Black community. 

Covid-19 offers the perfect chance to rebuild urban centres so the benefits stay local, says Neil McInroy, chief executive of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies

While most of the protests over the last few weeks have been peaceful and nonviolent, there has been some vandalism and looting. To understand everything that’s happening, however, we have to look at...