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Heavy traffic and pedestrians are seen on Fifth Avenue in New York during a hazy day in July.

Critics of congestion pricing often end up supporting it. Here’s why.

People often resist congestion pricing because they favor the status quo. But seeing benefits firsthand has led residents around the world to embrace it.

Akielly Hu Transportation July 29, 2024

Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think.

Plastic straws used to be “environment enemy number one.”

Harvin Bhathal Culture August 4, 2023

President Biden sits at a desk surrounded by other politicians and signs a bill

GOP-run districts get 85% of the benefit of climate law. Some still hate it.

A new tally shows the overwhelming number of jobs and projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act go to conservative states that back Trump.

Kristi E. Swartz, Floodlight Politics August 31, 2024

Floodwater surrounds a home on August 31, 2021 in Barataria, Louisiana after Hurricane Ida.

FEMA is being sued for making flood insurance too expensive — and too cheap

As Congress delays reauthorization, the National Flood Insurance Program faces dueling lawsuits.

Jake Bittle Extreme Weather September 28, 2023

Donald Trump stands on stage during a campaign rally in Hialeah, Florida. He has won the disaster-prone state three times.

As Trump mulls his FEMA pick, a political land mine awaits in Florida

The agency is hiking insurance rates and punishing flood-prone construction in the president-elect’s favorite state.

Jake Bittle Politics December 19, 2024

A close up of machinery with metal pins holding dime-sized batteries.

This dime-sized battery is a step toward an EV with a 1,000-mile range

Two Chicago-area institutions teamed up to develop a solid-state battery that packs a huge energy punch—one that could eventually even power airplanes.

Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News Energy April 15, 2023