Retail stores in Boulder, Colo., banned plastic bags and will charge 10 cents for paper bags in an effort to reduce plastic waste. But do bans and taxes like this really work?
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A battle over the voting districts in Detroit has landed in the Supreme Court, but any ruling may come too late for 2024 state elections.
A new study finds more emergency medicine residencies are available, but hundreds of the positions are going unfilled.
An interdisciplinary group of researchers at Penn State ran computer models on two Philadelphia census tracts. The neighborhood with more vulnerable residents was also hotter.
In a bid to reduce violent crime, the city’s new mayor is calling for a revitalization of a controversial practice the police department had mostly abandoned.
Scholars who study disparities in early care and education answer five questions about Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program.
Drexel researchers evaluated a 2014 program implemented by Kevin Bethel when he was deputy police commissioner that led to fewer arrests of students in schools.
Detroit residents with past-due bills are facing water shut-offs again after a reprieve during COVID-19. At the same time, providers are also raising rates.
The opt-out movement caught on heavily in Colorado in the late 2010s. A group of education scholars is exploring the reasons why.
Scientists found PFAS hot spots in Miami’s Biscayne Bay where the chemicals are entering coastal waters and reaching the ocean. Water samples point to some specific sources.
Mass shootings account for only about 3% of gun homicides in the U.S.
Dependence on bottled water weakens pressure to fix tap-water problems. Who pays the price?
A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of supervised injection sites in Philadelphia and the US.
A scholar works to document a dialect of the Ojibwe language that was spoken by his grandmother in the Great Lakes region.
The public’s right to know often gives way to concerns about privacy, public safety and protecting evidence.
Post-pandemic pressures are compounding stresses cities were already facing, leading to the hollowing out of some American cities.
Twelve states do not require sex education of any kind.
Making environmentally friendly choices is complex: here’s a guide to help you at home or out shopping.
Trump has started a trade war with China and much of the world. Here’s what you need to know.
Several studies on locavores – people who go out of their way to buy foods and other products from local sources – explore the beliefs and values that makes them tick.
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