The first generation of climate migrants tries to cling to the places they call home, but bureaucrats, wallets, and an overheating planet have the final say.
Cities & Communities
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Slow Extraction of Lead Water Pipes
President Biden has promised to replace all of the lead service lines in the country, but there’s not enough money and not enough time.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
What Could Chill Heat Pumps
The obstacles to installing a transformative technology
Posted inLaw and Justice
‘Hot Spot’ Cops Killed Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Hochul Wants More in New York.
The controversial units have been responsible for high-profile killings and civil rights abuses in cities nationwide. Gov. Hochul doubled their state grant funding in New York—and wants to double it again.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Firefighter Hell: When an Electric Car Bursts Into Flames
With the clean-energy transition accelerating, firefighters want better information about EV safety risks and hazards.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Wall Street’s Big Bet on Rewiring America
Ithaca has put its Green New Deal in the hands of a green private equity fund, a private foundation, and a Goldman Sachs–backed software company.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Green Capital Feuds With Local Lenders Over National Climate Bank
Former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt says $20 billion of IRA funds should capitalize his group’s proposed national bank. Local lenders are skeptical.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Et Tu, Jared Polis?
Buses are not the answer to emergency migrant services and immigration policy reforms.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Floods’ Worst Ravages Will Be Visited Upon California’s Poorest
This month’s torrent compounds the affordable-housing crisis.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
States Struggle to Provide Mental Health Care for K-12 Students
Despite new federal funding, ongoing threats to the well-being of children and youth mean funding for school-based services is a constant challenge.
