Judge Blocks Trump’s Freeze on Climate, Infrastructure Grants April 17, 2025 By Nate Raymond A U.S. judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday from freezing billions of dollars in grants Congress authorized under...
Critics Warn Staff Cuts at Agencies Overseeing Dams Could Risk Public Safety March 18, 2025 By Martha Bellisle Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply farmers...
These Roads Aren’t Built for Wilder Weather Driven by Climate Change February 13, 2025 By Kendra Pierre-Louis California’s Highway One, stretching more than 650 miles along the Pacific Coast, is one of America’s most popular roadways because...
Fire Closes Ohio River Bridge Near Cincinnati and Damges its Steel Structure November 4, 2024 CINCINNATI (AP) — A massive fire underneath a bridge spanning the Ohio River closed a heavily traveled route between Cincinnati...
Flooded Farms, Fouled Rivers, Dozens Dead: Helene’s Rising Toll October 2, 2024 By Ilena Peng, Gerson Freitas Jr., Ari Natter and Josh Saul As historic floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Helene recede across the US Southeast, the region faces a humanitarian, economic and ecological...
The Next Challenge for the US Charging Network: Congestion August 20, 2024 By Kyle Stock In Fernley, Nevada, east of Reno, there are 16 cords that rapidly charge electric vehicles — not bad for a...
Two-Thirds of North America Could Face Power Shortages This Winter November 9, 2023 More than half of the U.S. and parts of Canada, home to around 180 million people, could fall short of...
Rising Flood Risks Threaten Many Water and Sewage Treatment Plants August 14, 2023 By Suman Naishadham, Camille Fassett and Brittany Peterson The crack of a summer thunderstorm once comforted people in Ludlow, Vermont. But that was before a storm dropped eight...
South Louisiana Parish Sues to Block Port of New Orleans’ $1.8B Container Port Project August 7, 2023 NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A south Louisiana parish is suing the Port of New Orleans to block it from building...
US Lawmakers Turn to Louisiana for Experience on Climate Change Impacts to Infrastructure July 28, 2023 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – This summer – as blistering heat waves scorched the Southwest, wildfire smoke from Canada choked...