Air Pollution
$12 million in EPA rebates for clean school buses in Tennessee
Some Tennessee school districts are among 41 in the Southeast receiving funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus rebate pro…
Portland turns down noise from gas-powered leaf blowers with phaseout
By Hannah Wallace for Reasons to be Cheerful.Broadcast version by Eric Tegethoff for Oregon News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Networ…
Georgia lawmakers highlight EV benefits for health, environment
Georgia lawmakers with the group Elected Officials to Protect America are spotlighting the health and environmental benefits of electric vehicles…
Tech-based carbon-capture projects making headway in local governments
By Ysabelle Kempe for SmartCitiesDive.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Pu…
Report: Air quality worsens in NYC environmental-justice areas
A new report finds New York City environmental-justice communities face worsening air quality. It's part of the Community Heat and Air Mapping …
Report: Big oil continues to resist, block fast transition to clean energy
Big oil is dropping the ball when it comes to meeting the companies' public pledges to help avert catastrophic climate change, according to a new …
Danskammer Energy withdraws Newburgh power plant application
Danskammer Energy is no longer seeking an expansion of its Newburgh plant. The original plan called for expanding the company's "peaker plant" meant …
Report says biogas from mega-dairies is more of a problem, not solution
By Lena Beck for Modern Farmer.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Wisconsin News Connection reporting for the Modern Farmer-Public News Service Collab…
Could other exceptions come with MN's new carbon-free law?
Minnesota is sorting out details ahead of trying to meet its 100% carbon-free electricity goal by 2040. Some environmental advocates feel energy …
Rural MT emissions up in the air
While only 18% of Americans live in rural areas, they produce more than a third of the nation's emissions. Nearly half of Montana's population is …
NJ elected officials work to relieve concerns about EVs
As New York and New Jersey transition to electric vehicles, consumers have mixed feelings about it. Polls show fewer than half of New York drivers …
Indiana's rural climate impact: Urgent call for action
A new report from the Rural Climate Partnership revealed a significant climate impact on rural Americans, including more than one in five Hoosiers…