Should the U.S. help low-income households afford water service, as it does with heating and groceries? Chile does. An economist explains how it works there and how it could work here.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act designates broadband internet access as an essential service and targets billions of dollars to close the digital divide.

What will the US$1.2 trillion infrastructure bill pay for? Here are some of the things it will help build, fix or remove.

An expert on organic agriculture argues that the US is missing an economic and environmental opportunity by not working to scale up organic production.

The Biden administration is proposing a big increase in offshore wind power. A former state official explains how regulators find the best sites and balance competing interests.

The Biden administration is restoring full protection to three national monuments that President Trump sought to cut down drastically.

Four years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, federal money to rebuild its electricity system is finally about to flow. But it may not deliver what islanders want.

President Biden’s proposed solar power expansion would cost $350 billion in federal support over the coming decade. An energy expert explains where that money would come from and who it would help.

President Biden outlined a six-point strategy to confront the pandemic. But two public health scholars believe it would work better with help from states.

A decade ago, solar power was a tiny sliver of the US energy supply. Today it’s expanding rapidly – and the Biden administration wants to make it much, much bigger.