Carey L. Biron

President Donald Trump is seeking to end a decades-old energy assistance program used by six million people, amid the second-warmest global temperatures on record and U.S. electricity prices that are expected to rise more than ever in coming months.

Experts warn the confluence, worsened by climate change that makes summer heat more intense and longer-lasting, could mean a deadly season for poor communities.

As U.S. budget talks heat up in Washington, workers worry spending cuts could stop growth in renewable energy in its tracks, taking away new infrastructure and jobs in the process.

Labour leaders say federal tax credits for green energy construction and production under former President Joe Biden have created a surge of new work – enticing young workers to take part in the U.S. energy transition in a sector that is quickly aging.

The public library in Bethel, Alaska is the only place for miles around that provides free internet and computer use, and it was planning to lead the community into a new era of online access.

The staff of four had been offering popular one-on-one online assistance and was on the cusp of adding more employees to reach more residents.

Seen from a rumbling elevated train, the capital's Brentwood district resembles a patchwork quilt of vast, dusty lots, each choked with dump trucks, industrial trailers, maintenance sheds and more.

Now plans are afoot for yet another.

U.S. President Donald Trump's unprecedented campaign to shrink the federal government is raising questions of how artificial intelligence is being used, especially in making decisions on people getting public benefits.

Advocates, public assistance benefactors and legal aid groups all warn of lessons already learned from AI's increasing use in determining public benefits in recent years.

For nearly 25 years, attorney Michael Barasch has been at the heart of the fight to get government compensation and help for Sept. 11 survivors with health problems brought on by the attacks in 2001.

Barasch represented James Zadroga, a New York police officer who died in 2006 of pulmonary fibrosis. Zadroga's autopsy, which found ground glass and carcinogens in his lungs stemming from airborne toxins, eventually led to the creation of the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

The United States has suffered a record run of hurricanes and devastating wildfires this past year, and President Donald Trump has now ordered a review of the federal department that is tasked with handling ever more natural disasters.

Trump issued an executive order dated Jan. 24 calling for a review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is challenged by disasters that strike more frequently and powerfully in a fast-changing climate.

WASHINGTON - For poor families across the United States, the sense of foreboding over possible major cuts to the government's Medicaid insurance program is worsened by the fact that, for many, no alternatives exist.

Congressional leaders want the issue settled by the end of May, creating a period of limbo for people like Julian Pineiro, a retiree in Florida who has been on Medicaid for a decade, along with his wife.

Like many residents, Torry Nergart and his family live in the mountains of western North Carolina because they love being close to the forests, rivers and public lands.

That is making them feel particularly protective since President Donald Trump last month ordered a major boost to U.S. timber production, seeking to strip regulations and speed up approval.

Renters and local officials across the United States are warning that the rising response to climate change could inadvertently aggravate the country's housing affordability crisis, driving up costs and even leading to evictions.

With homes and buildings contributing more than a third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, policymakers have started pushing landlords to weatherize, improve energy efficiency and replace old fossil fuel appliances.