Infrastructure

"Clean energy installations in the U.S. reached a record high last year, with the country adding 47% more capacity than in 2023, according to new research by energy data firm Cleanview."

"Climate change is quickly upending the home insurance market in the United States as well as globally and is projected to bring sweeping change in U.S. real estate values over the next 30 years, new research shows."

"The acting chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mark Uyeda, took the first step on Tuesday to rolling back a rule that would require thousands of publicly traded companies to provide investors with detailed information about the impact of their businesses on climate and the environment."

"As aging private wells fall into disrepair, residents are left traveling miles to access or buy clean drinking water. Public officials say it’s a humanitarian crisis but argue there’s little they can do."

"States and companies are feeling the squeeze from President Donald Trump’s decision to shut off access to climate and clean energy programs funded by the Department of Energy."

"About 80 percent of manufacturing investments spurred by a Biden-era climate law have flowed to Republican districts. Efforts to stop federal payments are already causing pain."

"Experts are questioning President Donald Trump’s latest effort to slow the electric vehicle charging buildout in the U.S. ... The administration may need an act of Congress for this, and it’s unclear there will be one. Industry leaders say customer demand will continue to drive growth in the charging network, regardless of federal funding."

"President Trump says increasing liquefied natural gas exports will lower gas prices. He’s got it all backward."

"The war in Gaza has taken a heavy toll on the environment, with water supplies contaminated, raw sewage pouring into the Mediterranean, once-fertile soils ruined, and the land stripped of trees. Experts say the extent of the damage needs to be tallied to help plan for a recovery."

"The Trump administration on Thursday told states it was blocking money for electric vehicle chargers, including $71 million for Washington, one of the latest steps by the White House to halt Biden-era funding. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, known as NEVI, was set to dole out a total of $5 billion to states to build charging networks along highways. The Federal Highway Administration previously approved states’ plans for using the money."