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The powerful storm caught many people off guard as it drove through six states. As devastating as it was, did Helene truly change anything?
Washington’s Yakama Nation received both the grant and a $100 million federal loan. Held up by a series of bureaucratic hurdles, the funding could expire before the government lets the tribal nation touch a dime.
And why we should have.
The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the nation.
Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. It's full of forever chemicals.
There’s no solid evidence that framing the global problem as a local one prompts people to act. So what does?
The funds for the liquified natural gas terminals went against the bank’s own policy on fossil fuel investments.
Regulators just imposed unprecedented fees on water usage in the state's agricultural heartland.
In an unusual move, opponents of the rule have asked the highest court to pause the rule even as dozens of lawsuits in lower courts remain undecided.
