Lawmakers are targeting development in fire-prone areas and investing more in mitigation as wildfire risk intensifies.
State support is encouraging homeowners to invest in energy efficiency and construction designed to reduce future risk.
A Southern California air board received more than 20,000 comments from an AI-powered campaign before rejecting pollution limits on gas appliances.
By showing where salt marshes may migrate, local officials can better guide development and reduce flood risk.
Municipalities in Rhode Island hope to delay the landfill’s closure date and save money on waste disposal by setting up composting programs.
Soil testing shows dozens of city parks expose children to hazardous lead levels years after officials pledged to fix the problem.
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.
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