Interactive: IRA/BIL project map

From clean energy projects to bridges, this interactive tool shows what projects lawmakers announced in your neighborhood.

Lead in the water and chloroprene in the air: Whom does the EPA protect?

The Biden administration promised change for overpolluted communities in the South. Four years later, they're still waiting.

Rural New England needs EV chargers for tourism. The Trump administration is making it harder to build them. 

Compared to surrounding states, New Hampshire’s rural communities lag in charging stations, threatening the tourism sector. Suspending federal funds could make it difficult to accelerate construction.

A Project 2025 advisor takes the reins at EPA Region 6

Scott Mason IV is the new administrator for the EPA region covering Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and 66 tribal nations.

Testing blocks

Republicans once embraced ‘green banks.’ Trump is trying to raid them.

EPA chief Lee Zeldin has launched an attack on the agency’s $20 billion clean energy loan program.

Droughts are getting worse. Is fog-farming a fix?

Tapping low-hanging clouds could be a cheap way to boost dwindling water supplies, according to new research.

What a more sustainable tourism industry could look like

With HBO's White Lotus poised to create its next tourist boom, author Sarah Stodola discusses how to prevent tourism from destroying local communities and ecosystems.

Thanks to HBO, everyone wants a ‘White Lotus’ getaway. Can Thailand handle it?

As Season 3 of the popular series shows the beauty of Koh Samui, the Thai island is already dealing with the challenges of overtourism.

Trump’s attack on paper straws is mostly symbolic — but the plastics industry is celebrating

Trade groups are seizing the moment to call for fewer restrictions on plastics.

‘It’s about control’: Why Trump changed Denali’s name to Mount McKinley

America has always stripped the land of its original Indigenous names. It's had surprising climate implications.

How the federal funding and hiring freezes are leaving communities vulnerable to wildfire

Uncertainty over funding and hiring stemming from President Trump's executive orders has limited wildfire training and postponed work to reduce flammable vegetation.