Hundreds of local municipalities, states and tribes applied to get a share of the money; 25 made the cut.
The government will route $20 billion through community lenders and nonprofits that are geared to clean energy and climate solutions.
The White House is proposing $12 billion to fund the agency, nearly 20% more than the EPA’s budget this year.
Thousands of people have been affected by the Norfolk Southern accident near East Palestine, Ohio, and the full scope of the disaster remains to be calculated.
New York’s denial of a power plant permit highlights what’s at stake for the crypto industry and communities fighting to meet climate goals.
Beyond the Environmental Protection Agency, the ruling could limit the power of other federal agencies.
Executive agencies implement laws passed by Congress. The conservative legal movement seeks to limit their power.
The EPA has proposed new limits on methane emissions from oil and natural gas facilities, which already leak more than the agency estimates.
Environmental justice groups hope the deal will restore a funding source to clean up Superfund sites: an excise tax on chemicals.
It can be harder to disconnect from work, when the home is also your office.
