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The EPA is aiming to get rid of lead pipes in 10 years. But not in Chicago.

The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the nation.

Siri Chilukuri Cities December 1, 2023

The cover of The Great River, a new book by journalist Boyce Upholt about the Mississippi River, and a photograph of the author.

Downstream effects: The cautionary tale of the Mississippi River

A new book tells the modern history of the "Big Muddy" as a tragedy wrought by colonial hubris.

Jake Bittle Culture June 17, 2024

Oil companies accused of massive accounting fraud in New Mexico

A lawsuit claims ExxonMobil and others underreported debts by $194 million, calling it “a playbook” for how companies dump old wells and expenses on states.

Jerry Redfern, Capital and Main Energy April 11, 2026

A dog sniffs at cut trees in a forest with light snow

The US government stole the Black Hills. Now it’s clear-cutting them.

The Trump administration wants to fast-track logging in the Black Hills. What could go wrong? A lot, say tribes, scientists, and conservationists.

Anya Kamenetz Indigenous Affairs May 21, 2025

A home is severely damaged after Hurricane Beryl swept through the area on July 08, 2024 in Freeport, Texas. Tropical Storm Beryl developed into a Category 1 hurricane as it hit the Texas coast late last night. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Is your state becoming uninsurable? We have the latest data.

Home insurance is buckling under climate risk and construction trends. Find out how your state fares.

Jake Bittle, Emily Jones, Vivian La, Anila Yoganathan, Katie Myers, Clayton Aldern, & Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Economics March 18, 2026

A sign that reads Please help God clean up Flint tacked to the side of a building with bars on the windows.

A decade later, Flint’s water crisis continues

The past 10 years revealed how government failures at every level could effectively kill a city, turning it into a "ghost town."

Adam Mahoney, Capital B Accountability April 28, 2024

Collage of Altadena after the Eaton Fire, man holding a clipboard, and a snippet of a dollar bill

Disasters destroyed their homes. Then the real estate ‘vultures’ swooped in.

“We buy homes” companies are procuring disaster-damaged properties for cheap. Survivors say they're taking advantage of tragedy.

Sophie Hurwitz Housing August 29, 2025

A red rusting plant sits next to an electric line

How J.D. Vance’s hometown has won millions in climate investment that he calls a ‘green scam’

Middletown, Ohio received funding through the Inflation Reduction Act to build one of the largest hydrogen fuel furnaces in the world.

Oliver Milman, The Guardian Energy September 22, 2024

Steel mills along a lake on a stormy day

The EPA wanted to clean up steel mills. Then a group of Rust Belt senators got involved.

Steel towns will see some reductions in toxic pollution from new regulations — but not as much as they’d hoped.

Lylla Younes Regulation April 2, 2024

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