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The Big Bet to Fix the Rio Grande Sewage Problem

Nuevo Laredo was dumping millions of gallons of sewage a day into the Rio Grande. The U.S. and Mexico worked together to find a solution.

By Martha Pskowski, photos by Brenda Bazán

Professor Ralph Keeling, son of Charles David Keeling, demonstrates how a sample of air is collected to measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere on April 11 as part of the Keeling Curve monitoring study at the UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Global Scientists Anticipate Less Reliance on the US in Future Carbon Monitoring

By Marianne Lavelle

Deer Springs Ranch in Utah relies on water that filters from the Paunsaugunt Plateau through the Grey Cliffs of Grand Staircase. Coal mining in the area could put the water supply at risk. Credit: Jackie Grant/Grand Staircase Escalante Partners

Trump Administration’s Threats to Shrink or Eliminate National Monuments Could Endanger Drinking Water for Millions

By Wyatt Myskow

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during the Chesapeake Executive Council meeting on Tuesday at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Credit: Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program

After Missing 2025 Goals, Chesapeake Bay Leaders Agree on Longer Timeline and Tribal Role in Cleanup

By Aman Azhar

Vehicles move along Interstate 210 on Wednesday in Pasadena, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Trump Administration Terminates Fuel Economy Standards

By Arcelia Martin

A Los Angeles County crew member hydrates between repaving a road as temperatures reach 100 degrees and above in August 2023. Credit: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

New Analysis Provides More Evidence That Heat Standards Save Lives

By Liza Gross

Chris Wright is inside a lab, talking to people standing near scientists in lab coats.

‘Renewable’ No More: The Trump Administration Renames the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

By Dan Gearino

Wind turbines are visible from the highway in Atlantic City, N.J. Credit: Rachel Wisniewski/The Washington Post

Murdoch Media Wrongly Pinned NJ High Electricity Costs on Clean Energy, Says Watchdog

By Rambo Talabong

Visitors walk around the welcome center at Yosemite National Park in California on Oct. 30. Credit: Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images

New US National Parks Fees For International Visitors Draw Scrutiny

By Jake Bolster

The Fluvanna County Planning Commission meets on Nov. 18 inside the Carysbrook Performing Arts Center in Fork Union, Va. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

County Planning Commission in Virginia Delays Vote Again on Proposed Gas Plant That Aims to Link to PJM Grid

By Charles Paullin

Alabama Power got approval to purchase the 895-megawatt Lindsay Hill Generating Station near Billingsley, Ala. for $622 million earlier this year. Credit: Dennis Pillion/Inside Climate News

Alabama Power Seeks to Delay Rate Hike for New Gas Plant Amid Outcry

By Dennis Pillion

In North Carolina, Charlotte, and Mecklenburg County, remained just under the wire to comply with health-based standards for ozone, as measured over the last three years. Credit: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

N.C. Regulators Say Trump’s Proposed Repeal of the Endangerment Finding Would Increase ‘Criteria’ Air Pollutants

By Lisa Sorg

Jim Wright is one of three elected officials who lead the Railroad Commission of Texas. Credit: Jim Wright for Texas

A Rare Recusal by Texas Oil and Gas Regulator Up for Re-election

By Martha Pskowski

Trump’s Plans to Expand Offshore Drilling Meet Bipartisan Opposition

By Keerti Gopal

An aerial view of trucks unloading and spreading trash over a hill at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic, Calif., in February 2024. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

California Is Finally Updating Its Methane Landfill Rule

By Liza Gross

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at the COP30 climate conference on Thursday in Belém, Brazil. Credit: Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images

US Is (Officially) Gone, But Not Forgotten, at COP30

By Bob Berwyn

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey speaks during a press conference at the State House on Nov. 10 in Boston. Credit: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

One Key State Remains in Limbo on Climate and Clean Energy Policies As Several Others Retreat

By Dan Gearino

A part of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System runs through boreal forest near Delta Junction, Alaska. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Congress Axes Biden-Era Protections That Shielded Alaskan Wetlands From Drilling

By Carl David Goette-Luciak

In Lumberton, North Carolina, a car floats in front of a flooded home in September 2018 in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. Credit: Eamon Queeney/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency So Poorly Managed That State Auditor Couldn’t Determine Full Extent of Waste

By Lisa Sorg

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