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Happy Earth Day! To mark the global holiday focused on a more sustainable future, many Americans have engaged in nationwide protests, as President Donald Trump pushes to roll back environmental protections, and weighs directives to strip some green nonprofits of their tax-exempt status. Trump’s trade war has also also hit renewable power development, with new tariffs as high as 3,521% on solar imports from Southeast Asian countries.

Meanwhile, cities and industries around the world are continuing to move forward with initiatives that aim to make the planet a little greener by changing how people move, build and live. In honor of Earth Day, we’re taking a look back at some of those efforts. 

— Linda Poon

More on Earth Day 

Paris Votes to Make 500 More Streets Car-Free
With the passage of a referendum Sunday, Mayor Anne Hidalgo will amplify her ambitious moves to challenge car dominance and expand pedestrian access. 

Vienna Embraces Heat Pumps to Ditch Russian Gas
The Austrian capital has a $21 billion plan to end its dependence on imported natural gas with heat pumps, boreholes and energy efficiency.

Roofs of Mexico City’s Massive Food Market Will Power Public Buses
More than 30,000 solar panels at the iconic Central de Abasto market are intended to help kickstart the country’s clean energy policy. 

NYC's Underground Steam System May Be Key to a Greener Future
Some 100 miles of steam pipes snake below Manhattan, delivering low-carbon vapor to some big-name customers. More buildings could soon tap in.

What Frank Lloyd Wright Learned From the Desert
With Taliesin West and other building designs in central Arizona, the architect adopted survival strategies from desert life long before sustainability was a trend. 

Appetite for Deconstruction
To reduce carbon emissions and building waste, architectural salvage and reuse advocates across the US are racing to reform the $8.7 billion demolition industry. 

What we’re reading

  • Climate leaders warn about potential trump action against environmental groups (Inside Climate News)

  • Repair Cafe RVA works to keep Richmonders’ favorite items in use longer (VPM)

  • Texas was once affordable. After hail and hurricanes, not anymore. (Washington Post)

  • These maps show federal employees work in every corner of America (New York Times)

  • How social housing won in Seattle, despite a flood of big tech money (Next City)


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