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cartoon mascot of a lump of coal wearing a hard hat, safety vest, and boots

Why the government is trying to make coal cute

Trump said coal needed better PR. Then Coalie showed up.

Kate Yoder Culture January 28, 2026

Power transmission lines span toward San Antonio, Texas, the United States, on July 18, 2022.

Who’s afraid of a 300-mile transmission line that could help decarbonize the Southeast?

Louisiana lawmakers and local utilities.

Gautama Mehta Energy April 17, 2024

A line of high voltage electrical pylons is seen in a field.

Josh Hawley’s ‘huge win’ will be a big loss for clean energy — and ratepayers

It's only been a few weeks since the Trump administration and Missouri Republicans killed the Grain Belt Express transmission line, but it's already clear rates will go up.

Sophie Hurwitz Energy September 2, 2025

Trump is trying to kill clean energy. The market has other plans.

The administration has done real damage to climate action, experts say. But in many ways, renewables are unstoppable.

Matt Simon Climate & Energy January 15, 2026

Lead pipes are everywhere in Chicago. Here’s how to protect yourself.

How to test your water, get free filters, and find other help.

Sophia Kalakailo, City Bureau Health August 28, 2025

A map of the United States’ vulnerability to dangers such as fire, flooding, and pollution

How does climate change threaten your neighborhood? A new map has the details.

All 10 of the country’s most at-risk counties are in the South, according to the Climate Vulnerability Index, and half of them are in Louisiana.

Kate Yoder Extreme Weather October 2, 2023

Collage of drought, water tower, and dollar bill

Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff

Drought is set to pose a greater risk to the $4 trillion municipal bond market than floods, hurricanes, and wildfires combined.

Tik Root Cities October 27, 2025

A photo shows a billowing smokestack in the background of a small waterfront town

Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives

A new report finds that replacing conventional boilers with heat pumps could also avoid 33 million asthma attacks by 2050, thanks to improved air quality.

Matt Simon Energy August 14, 2025

Electric workers in a boom lift work on a transmission line with a snow-capped mountain in the background.

America’s grid isn’t ready for a renewable future. A new federal rule could change that.

The regulation requires grid operators to develop plans to build out the transmission needed to deliver on Biden’s climate agenda.

Syris Valentine Energy May 14, 2024

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