The following metrics attempt to capture information about the cohesiveness, strength, and civic engagement of communities. They provide a general evaluation of the [...]
The following metrics attempt to capture information about the fairness, distribution, and accessibility of resources essential to a high quality of life. These resources [...]
Education is one of the primary means of social mobility, and ensuring that all children and young-adults have access to a quality education is imperative to [...]
Health and safety both address individuals’ and families’ need to live in a protected environment, and both are determined by people’s living environment, financial [...]
Poverty alleviation is one of the great targets in sustainable development and achieving social equality. As a sub-indicator, poverty has strong links with other metrics [...]
How energy is used is closely related to developmental sustainability. Analysis of it will reflect the basic situation of energy usage. In addition, it still involves energy [...]
Coal combustion residuals, known more generally as “coal ash” are generally considered a primary industrial waste in the United States, with a total nation-wide [...]
Electric generation from coal produces emissions that have an effect on human health and the environment. These effects vary from cancer, reproductive effects, ecological [...]