State support is encouraging homeowners to invest in energy efficiency and construction designed to reduce future risk.
The lithium-ion devices that power our electrifying society pose serious safety and environmental risks. Life cycle stewardship must keep pace, and governments have a major role.
As federal safeguards erode, state lawmakers are laying the groundwork for restoring and protecting wetlands left vulnerable by Clean Water Act rollbacks.
Experiments show that extracting rare earths from acid mine drainage can turn something harmful into a useful resource. But states will need to sort out who owns that mine waste.
Thousands of unplugged wells from a century of drilling are leaking pollution, while the state struggles to track money meant to fix the problem.
With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and the environment.
Progress is slow and uneven a year after the Eaton Fire. The wealthy and the well-insured are faring the best.
A district at the edge of the Mojave Desert is part of a network of California schools harvesting environmental, behavioral and academic benefits from a school forest.
Advocates say developers are exploiting a loophole in state air quality regulations.
AI companies can’t grow at speed without electricity to power their data centers. A new report argues that this isn’t just a matter of adding more power plants.
A recycling project in Santa Monica, Calif., is helping the city move away from dependence on imported water.
Residents in four industrial corridor towns can see real-time air quality data — a project environmental groups hope will prompt voluntary emissions fixes without relying on regulation.
The city’s long-delayed groundwater project will serve 500,000 by 2027, reducing dependence on imported water and strengthening drought resilience.
It’s not yet clear how much financial support states can expect from a reimagined FEMA. A new analysis of past costs sheds light on the gaps they might have to fill.
Southern states saw huge amounts of growth in renewables last year, but they'll need to work to keep the momentum going.
When it comes to protecting their residents from environmental harms, lawmakers in red and blue states alike are making progress without waiting for Washington.
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