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From breaker-masking to voltage mismatches, America’s grid isn’t ready for balcony solar — yet.
The past 10 years revealed how government failures at every level could effectively kill a city, turning it into a "ghost town."
A new book tells the modern history of the "Big Muddy" as a tragedy wrought by colonial hubris.
Steel towns will see some reductions in toxic pollution from new regulations — but not as much as they’d hoped.
The rare window to ask tough questions opens after a disaster. Too often, it closes before accurate answers can emerge.
The regulations could ease demand for mining and jump-start battery recycling worldwide.
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.
What one doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.
The Department of Transportation has threatened to pull funding for high-profile climate-friendly projects in California, New York, and Washington, D.C.