Rochester's most lavish natural setting has been effectively reserved for its white, wealthy and well-connected citizens.
Environment & Climate
The city today recognizes the need to add tree cover in certain neighborhoods but so far there is little evidence of a concrete plan to do so.
Rochester Mayor Malik Evans campaigned last year on a promise to "promote environmental justice in every neighborhood ... (while) making Rochester an environmentally friendly city of the future."
The current inequality in tree cover in the city of Rochester is easy to observe, but how did it come to be that way?
Reporter Justin Murphy used unique data sources and a range of other records to analyze the history of Rochester’s tree cover. Here’s how he did it.
The future of transportation in Fresno County rests largely with Measure C, a local sales tax that is expected to raise more than $6.8 billion for roads, highways, and public transit over the next 30 years.
Trees mean more to us than simply the sum of their biological value. Each of us has individual trees that have been meaningful in our lives.
El número de niños que cruza la frontera sur está aumentando otra vez. El Condado de Prince George los ayuda a sobrellevar la situación y a aprender
A year and a half after COVID-19 outbreaks tore through many of the nation's meatpacking plants, workers and their towns are still working on ways to enhance safety.
The 1918 influenza epidemic is still remembered keenly in parts of rural Alaska.