Politics www.nytimes.com Cities widely ignore federal flood protection rules, with few penalties Cities and towns nationwide are failing to properly restrict construction in flood zones, an analysis for The Times found, violating taxpayer-subsidized insurance rules.
Politics www.nytimes.com A school board says no to big oil, and alarms sound in business-friendly Louisiana Given new veto power over the tax breaks the state lavishes on industry, local officials are starting to say their budget needs come first.
Greenpeace verdict over pipeline protest defamation could spell problems for environmental activism and speech
Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice
Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?
