New York City requires building owners to provide heat between Oct. 1 and May 31. By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: Our co-op building near Gramercy Park is not following New York City heating laws. There’s ...

This story was co-published with Gizmodo. It is also part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how — and where — we live. Cities are hot. When you cover the ground ...

The fight against climate change takes on many forms, and in Cambridge, Mass., that means using government technology to combat a warming earth on a block-by-block basis. The city, using technology ...

Large swaths of the world are sweltering amid a scorching hot summer. July is shaping up to be the Earth’s hottest month in recorded history, with heat waves expected to become more frequent and ...

Buildings account for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions in Boston and Cambridge. Both cities have aggressive climate goals that require large building owners to gradually reduce emissions to ...

Energy prices around the world have been rising alarmingly since 2021, with many of us now really starting to feel the pinch. Some have shared advice on how to heat the person rather than the home, ...

Urban heat is not just caused by climate change, but also by how we plan our cities. Prioritizing roads over walkways, limited shade, and reflective buildings all contribute to more heat in Bangkok.

To protect urban residents from heat during summer, simply painting every rooftop white or opting for a reflective coating could help reduce outdoor temperatures across a city by 1.2 degrees Celsius, ...