Urban Environment

Public Spaces Green Spaces Waste Management Sustainable Development Water Management Air Quality Sustainable Transportation Pollution Infrastructure Noise Pollution

Los Angeles Advances Ban on New Drilling and Plans 20-Year Phaseout of Urban Oil Wells

Backed by a 2024 state law, the measure directs the city attorney to draft rules to end existing wells within 20 years.

Stories older than 24h

Warehouse Fire Sends Thick Plume Over Houston’s East End

Fire Erupts in Boarded-Up Milwaukee Church

Berkeley Confirms Rat‑Linked Leptospirosis Death and Shifts to Citywide Prevention

Oakland Secures $9.3 Million Gift to Expand Anti-Dumping Cameras and Drones

Carroll Street Bridge to Reopen for Pedestrians and Cyclists Only

Disoriented Moose Shot by Wildlife Officers in Central Oslo

San Francisco Breaks Ground on $73 Million Renovation of Portsmouth Square

Westland Withholds $100,000 From Priority Waste Over Weeks of Missed Pickups

Researchers Map the Urban Pulse of Six Cities Using Decades of Satellite Data

Groups Seen Entering New York City Manholes as Police and DEP Investigate

Alvin Council Opposes Data Centers Pending Impact Studies

NYC Expands Machine‑Vision Street Sensors to 100 Locations

NYPD Investigates Videos of Men Entering New York City Sewers

New York Restarts 34th Street Busway Project

Pickleball Noise Drives Cities to Order Lights, Locks and Barriers

Steam Leak Forces Closure of Congress Street in Downtown Boston

San Jose Target Grocery Section Closed After Inspectors Find Rodent Droppings

CB7 Backs Mamdani Plan for Two‑Way Protected Bike Lane on W. 72nd Street

Shibuya Begins On-the-Spot 2,000-Yen Fines for Littering