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ENVIRONMENT May 17, 2024

$3B for EPA's lead pipe replacement program sent to states based on unverified data, watchdog says

The EPA inspector general criticized the agency's method of allocating funds for states to replace lead pipes, claiming that inaccurate data was used.

Transportation May 16, 2024

Coast Guard studying if other bridges at risk following Baltimore bridge disaster

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is studying if other bridges across the nation are at risk after Baltimore collapse in March which resulted in the deaths of six people..

Arizona May 8, 2024

Arizona county to build bridge over creek where 3 children drowned

Gila County, Arizona, is using a $21 million federal grant to construct a bridge over Tonto Creek, where three young children died in a 2019 incident.

Joe Biden May 2, 2024

Biden to meet with families of slain law enforcement officers during North Carolina trip

President Joe Biden is set to visit the families of law enforcement officers killed while serving an arrest warrant during his trip to North Carolina.

Georgia April 30, 2024

Georgia's second nuclear reactor comes online, may be most expensive power plant ever built at around $35B

Georgia's second new nuclear reactor is now operational. Each can power 500,000 homes and businesses, but the project exceeded both cost and timeline projections.

New York April 26, 2024

$15 toll to enter busiest part of Manhattan will take effect June 30

New York will begin levying a $15 toll on most drivers entering Manhattan's bustling central business district on June 30, according to transit officials.

New Jersey April 26, 2024

NJ announces emergency dune repairs in shore town penalized for doing them itself

New Jersey has announced an emergency beach replenishment project in North Wildwood, a southern shore town at the center of a political showdown over its badly-eroded dunes.

Maryland April 26, 2024

Baltimore port partially reopens, allowing first ship to pass through since bridge collapse

A cargo ship has navigated through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore, ending its weeks-long immobilization due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

LIFESTYLE April 17, 2024

Finding New York: 500th anniversary of Giovanni de Verrazzano historic voyage of discovery

On April 17, 500 years ago, Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed into New York Bay, describing the land and his encounters with its native inhabitants. The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge in New York was named after him.

Water April 10, 2024

Biden admin enacts first-ever PFAS 'forever chemical' limits on drinking water

The EPA enacted new first-of-its-kind restrictions on toxic "forever chemicals," known as PFAS, in drinking water. Exposure is linked to adverse health effects like low birth weight.

POLITICS April 9, 2024

African American groups call for ditching 'racist' Francis Scott Key, naming new bridge after late congressman

A coalition of African American groups is pushing Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the state's General Assembly on renaming the Francis Scott Key Bridge.