Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance

Investigating the social, ethical, and political dimensions of climate and energy policies and emerging technologies.

Nathan Hale, author, illustrator, cartoonist

Universal child care appeals to the party's cosmopolitan base—but not to most of the country.

The Dose (Sept 29)

Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.

Decision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say

“Free Solo” star Alex Honnold says people are playing it too safe when giving money.

Neighborhood segregation by race and income is a structural determinant of firearm violence. Addressing green space deficits in segregated neighborhoo…

District court rules that Biden-era Solar for All grants that help lower-income families and communities install solar panels cannot be terminated.

The District is drowning in littered bottles and cans, especially plastic bottles. More than 75% of the bottles and cans sold in DC are not recycled. Instead they end up in landfills and suffocate our...

Young: Federal funding paid for Little Rock to buy buses that cost 31 cents per mile to operate, versus 59 cents for diesel-powered vehicles.

A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.

Agents and National Guard troops handed out fliers outside a Northwest elementary school, as a helicopter hovered overhead.

What are buyers being told about climate risk in Miami? I posed as one to find out.

A league policy allows players to have their babies — and their spouses — travel with the team.

Solar developments led county officials to ban renewables in 2024. Now, the Republican commissioner who instigated the moratorium is leading the charge to…

The ICE agents reportedly said they didn’t care after being told the two teenagers were citizens.

The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.

The owner of The Miami Herald said subscriber interest did not support its current level of investment. One employee called the layoffs a “blood bath.”

At 8:48 on the morning of September 11, Michael Wright was a thirty-year-old account executive working high in the World Trade Center. Two hours later, he was something else.

After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.