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A shortage of potable water and the toxic stew of sewage and other pollutants the flood left behind has prompted a race to avert a public health crisis in North Carolina.
It’s the latest setback for the longstanding REAP program, casting uncertainty over the future of a resource that helps farmers save on energy and install solar.
The Department of Transportation has threatened to pull funding for high-profile climate-friendly projects in California, New York, and Washington, D.C.
As federal services deteriorate, a patchwork of private companies is taking their place — for better or for worse.
Are fossil fuel companies guilty of actual murder?
The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the nation.
The outgoing Democrat’s climate agenda was a surprising success — and a cautionary tale.
A new book tells the modern history of the "Big Muddy" as a tragedy wrought by colonial hubris.
The past 10 years revealed how government failures at every level could effectively kill a city, turning it into a "ghost town."
