In California’s Central Valley, the Plan to Build More Solar Faces a Familiar Constraint: The Need for More Power Lines The state could embrace “policy synergy” to deploy solar in areas transitioning out of agriculture, but the transmission lines must come first. By Emma Foehringer Merchant
At the UN Water Conference, Running to Keep Up with an Ambitious 2030 Goal for Universal Water Rights By Delaney Dryfoos
Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Left Devastating Flooding in Central Florida. Will it Happen Again? By Amy Green, WMFE
EPA Announces $27 Billion Effort to Curb Emissions and Stem Environmental Injustices. Advocates Say It’s a Good Start By Aman Azhar
Arizona’s New Governor Takes on Water Conservation and Promises to Revise the State’s Groundwater Management Act By Wyatt Myskow
A New Shell Plant in Pennsylvania Will Soon Become the State’s Second Largest Emitter of Volatile Organic Chemicals By Reid Frazier, StateImpact Pennsylvania
Amid Punishing Drought, California Is Set to Adopt Rules to Reduce Water Leaks. The Process has Lagged By Emma Foehringer Merchant
With COP27 Approaching, Cities Like Philadelphia Are ‘Powerful Tools’ for Climate Adaptation By Kiley Bense
Can Appalachia Be Saved? Or Will ‘Worse and Worse’ Flooding Wash it Away? By Chris Kenning, Connor Giffin and James Bruggers
Strip Mining Worsened the Severity of Deadly Kentucky Floods, Say Former Mining Regulators. They Are Calling for an Investigation By James Bruggers
After Unprecedented Heatwaves, Monsoon Rains and the Worst Floods in Over a Century Devastate South Asia By Zoha Tunio
From Spring to Fall, New York Harbor Is a Feeding Ground for Bottlenose Dolphins, a New Study Reveals By Daelin Brown