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It’s not clear who will now write the Congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment — or whether it will be written at all.
The state legislature passed a bill that will add a surcharge for customers in the short term, but should pay it back more than 10-fold over the next 20 years.
Workers for the National Civilian Community Corps were sent home due to “new operational parameters.” The program’s long-term fate is unclear.
Eight months past a federal deadline, more than 90 percent of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.
The summer games can't compete with rising temperatures. Here's what that means for the future of the Olympics.
The state's pension funds have an estimated $14.8 billion invested in fossil fuel companies.
A poll finds less than one-third of Americans want a fully electric home. That number jumps to 60 percent if people can continue cooking with methane.
Nitrogen dioxide levels near e-commerce warehouses are 20 percent higher than in other neighborhoods. It can even be measured from space.
At many of these facilities, flooding from heavy storms has the potential to jeopardize patient care, block access to emergency rooms, and force evacuations.
