Stories by Mike Lee

Many states, including Texas, have not used billions of dollars from FEMA intended to reduce damage from flooding and other disasters

Texas has identified more than $50 billion in flood control needs, but lawmakers have devoted just $1.4 billion to address them

New Trump administration tariffs on imported goods could exacerbate a shortage of parts used by the energy industry

A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council looked at how states balanced transportation needs with climate and equity efforts

The Trump administration has halted funding for a $5-billion program that Congress created to help states build out their electric vehicle charging network

Chris Rocheleau, Trump’s pick for acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration, has been a longtime agency official and has acknowledged the need to address global warming

Support from the Biden-Harris administration has boosted the already burgeoning electric school bus industry, and those gains should last no matter who wins the election

Air-conditioning is uncommon for incarcerated people, and the heat index inside many of Texas’s 100 prison buildings can exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit

Electric trucks and sedans have proven popular with municipal fleets, but cities have also bought niche vehicles such as an electric Zamboni

The autonomous trucking industry says its self-driving vehicles can cut carbon emissions by reducing fuel use, though some groups have raised safety questions

The EPA’s final rule on car emissions will result in far fewer battery-powered electric vehicles than what the agency envisioned last year

New research says building electric vehicles leaves a bigger carbon footprint than making gas-powered cars, though EVs make up the difference in the long run

Without policies to promote electric vehicle purchases and build up charging infrastructure, such vehicles might produce fewer emissions reductions than hoped

Longer, more intense heat waves fueled by climate change could make it harder for planes to get off the ground

The American Lung Association says a proposed EPA rule to curtail tailpipe pollution, which would bolster electric car adoption, could help the country avoid premature deaths and millions of asthma attacks

Converting the existing U.S. car fleet to electric vehicles would require more lithium than the world currently produces, showing the need to move away from private cars as a primary means of travel

Updates to an EPA draft rule would allow third parties to report large methane leaks, requiring oil and gas operators to promptly fix equipment that emits plumes of the potent planet-warming gas

Administrator Michael Regan argues regulation of mercury, ozone, water and coal ash will also curb greenhouse gases

The nonbinding vote expresses investors concern that the oil giant is mismanaging global warming

The emergency effort is one of the biggest direct reuse of water programs in the U.S.