When climate change is used to explain migration, social inequality is naturalised.

Amid the global threats posed by climate change, spiralling energy costs, insecure employment and widening inequality, the need to rethink our notion of progress is now an urgent priority.

For people who struggle to meet their basic needs, it will take a lot more than simple psychological exercises to flourish. It will take systemic change.

A street-by-street analysis shows where the risks are rising fastest and also lays bare the inequities of who has to endure America’s crippling flood problem.

It will cost tens of billions of dollars to find and remove all the lead service lines that deliver water to US homes and schools. A public health expert explains why he sees it as money well spent.

Southern California is on the front line of climate change, and recent survey data shows that residents are feeling its effects in many ways.

Many vulnerable people are unable to engage with their energy usage online, leading to higher bills and even debt and illness.

Smart cities’ focus on technology has made the digital divide worse, not better. The new infrastructure law could change that.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act designates broadband internet access as an essential service and targets billions of dollars to close the digital divide.