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Coal Communities Accuse Congress of Breaking Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands

The House passed a bill last week that would “repurpose” $500 million meant for cleaning up environmental and safety hazards caused by decades of coal mining.

By Kiley Bense

 Lick Run, a tributary to West Virginia’s Cheat River, is one of many waterways in Appalachia that are impaired by pollution from coal mining. Acid mine drainage can create a reddish coloring in affected streams. Credit: Courtesy of Friends of the Cheat
Lead pipes are replaced at a home in Chicago on July 25, 2025. Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

States Say They Need More Help Replacing Lead Pipes. Congress May Cut the Funding Instead.

By Keerti Gopal
Electric cars charge at an EV charging station on Dec. 1, 2024, in Jersey City, N.J. Credit: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

States, Environmentalists Sue Trump Over Billions in Funding Freezes for EV Charging

By Lisa Sorg
Farmers participate in a regenerative agriculture workshop on May 31, 2022, in Cimarron, N.M. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Environmental Grant Funding

By Amy Green
A freeze in a federal loan program affects nonprofits across the country, including one in Fort Wayne, Ind., where David de Leon is construction manager. His organization works to restore old houses for use by low-income families. Credit: Rachel Von Art/Inside Climate News

How We Got a Green Bank, How Trump Is Trying to Kill It and Who Gets Hurt

By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino
Steam rises from the James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant in the background of a home in Adamsville, Ala. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Executive Order Takes Back Funds to Help Low-Income Alabama Residents Pay Electric Bills

By Dennis Pillion
Electric vehicles connect to an EV charging station in New York City. Credit: Plexi Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

EV Charging Buildout in New York Will Proceed Despite Trump’s Lack of Support

By Lauren Dalban
President Joe Biden speaks about his climate investments during a press conference at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on Sept. 14, 2021, in Arvada, Colo. Credit: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

‘We Needed More Time’: As Biden Leaves Office, His Climate Legacy Remains Incomplete

By Marianne Lavelle
A truck loaded with coal drives away from the Eagle Butte Coal Mine in the Powder River basin. Credit: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Wyoming, Slow To Take Federal Clean Energy Funds, Gambles State Money on Carbon Sequestration and Hydrogen Schemes to Keep Fossil Fuels Flowing

By Jake Bolster
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey, the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Rep. Ann Kuster of New Hampshire, a Democratic member of the committee, outside the U.S. Climate Center at COP28 in Dubai on Saturday. Credit: Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News

US Lawmakers Confer With World Leaders at COP28

By Bob Berwyn

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