Montgomery County began requiring landlords to provide AC in 2020 amid climate concerns and renter complaints. Despite a shaky start, officials say things are going smoothly now.

In the wake of the death of Ronald Silver II, a city employee, labor groups are calling for more heat safety protections — and fast. Pending state and federal heat standards could help.

Caltrain and the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority join other commuter rail lines in replacing diesel-powered trains with battery, electric or hydrogen fuel cell technologies.

Cities tout the numerous benefits public pools provide. As costs to maintain, operate and staff them grow, however, funding strategies become increasingly important.

A new paper blames higher costs on lower staffing and more use of consultants in state transportation departments as well as declining competition among construction firms.

The small, independent haulers are partnering with recyclers in Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts and elsewhere to divert materials.

As rental cooling standards pop up around the country, experts warn that they aren’t a perfect solution to the rising danger of scorching temperatures.

Although apartment construction is expected to break records in 2024, the U.S. is still behind on the number of new units some say are needed by 2035 to mitigate affordability issues.

Commentators had vastly different takes on the risks of artificial intelligence in feedback to a U.S. Transportation Department agency.

Climate change is fueling extreme weather that is increasingly intense and has expensive impacts, warned the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a federal report published in November. Communities’ ...

The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act imposes three main limits on rent control laws in California, according to the LAO’s report on Prop 33. Rent control cannot apply to single-family housing or any ...

Just one person — the U.S. president — can declare a major disaster after a drought, hurricane, tornado or other extreme weather event hits a community. In recent weeks, such designations have been ...