YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Watt You Use Is Watt You Owe
A power player pays up, a city goes all in against sports betting, a soot-free train ride, and student visas get restored.
Climate Change
Exxon Presses Supreme Court To Rescind Your Rights
Attorneys general bankrolled by the fossil fuel giant want the Supreme Court to stop Americans from suing polluters.
Big Oil Is Following Big Gun’s Playbook
To protect themselves from liability, fossil fuel companies are taking inspiration from laws shielding gunmakers from lawsuits.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Even Trump Doesn’t Trust Big Tech
Google’s monopoly status is questioned, states can sue for climate cleanup, a judge tells Trump to do his research, and a zombie pipeline is stopped in its tracks.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Defrosting The Funding Freeze
Aid money starts to flow, vital youth care is affirmed, a radical housing plan takes root, and desert water gets revolutionized.
The Planet Is Heating Up Whether You Care Or Not
People say they care about climate change. Why won’t they talk about it?
The Firefighting Fire Sale
After U.S. Forest Service layoffs, will for-profit contractors protect you from wildfires?
Tales Of A Smokejumper
What it takes to fight the country’s worst wildfires — and what could be lost amid Trump’s Forest Service cuts.
Trump Removes “Zombie” Pipeline Safety Rules
The administration has withdrawn carbon dioxide pipeline regulations inspired by a horrific gas leak, and a former industry lobbyist is now overseeing such matters.
Trump Moves To Kill The Environmental Magna Carta
Administration officials just filed a rule to defang the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act — the statute that lets communities protect themselves from polluters.