The Biden administration on Wednesday launched a new federal system for tracking heat-related illness across the country as a prolonged heat wave continues to scorch the South.
Comments flooding into the Environmental Protection Agency signal how influential interests are maneuvering in the wider lobbying and, eventually, legal fight over regulating carbon dioxide from power plants.
Early adopters fueled the initial spike in electric vehicle (EV) sales, but the next wave of consumers — the more price-sensitive "early majority" — is proving to be more elusive.
Mainstream shoppers aren't willing to pay a huge premium over conventional gas-powered vehicles, in part because they're still apprehensive about charging an electric car and they think better EVs are coming.
The big picture: At least two people died from the storms, while downed trees and power lines left thousands of homes across the area without power on Tuesday morning.
President Biden on Tuesday will announce the creation of a new national monument near the Grand Canyon, protecting the area from expanded uranium mining.
Why it matters: The creation of the new national monument — called Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni — will protect nearly a million acres of land that is sacred to Native American tribes, the White House said.
The Inflation Reduction Act combined with an urban real estate market reshaped by COVID, brings an opportunity to boost housing supply and cut emissions at the same time.
The big picture: Remote and hybrid work is here to stay after the pandemic, leaving lots of urban commercial space empty or under-utilized. Meanwhile, residential rent increases have outpaced income growth for years.
