Beachgoers walk down a flight of concrete stairs to Sand Beach in Acadia National Park on June 30, 2025. Credit: Bill Trotter / BDN Make a gift in honor of the good that comes from BDN journalism in ...

The administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool. By Maxine Joselow and Andrea Fuller Maxine ...

Millions of AI agents and tools around the world have been imperiled by a critical vulnerability that can allow hackers to breach the servers running them and make off with sensitive data and ...

Spotify is also launching AI-generated Personal Podcasts and allowing users to chat with podcast episodes. Spotify is also launching AI-generated Personal Podcasts and allowing users to chat with ...

FHWA has awarded more than $1.1 billion across bridge and safety programs and plans nearly $6 billion in new funding opportunities. DOT has reduced grant paperwork by simplifying Notices of Funding ...

The podcast sector suddenly may have a big new player: Amazon‘s Alexa+ AI-powered voice assistant. Alexa has been answering billions of users’ queries since it was first released in 2014. Now Amazon ...

There is a lot of concern about the impact of social media on the kind of information that people encounter that shapes their beliefs about the world. Misinformation about science and politics can ...

The delays, which companies say have worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to block wind power. By Brad Plumer Reporting from Washington The ...

Wildlife researchers have found an unconventional way to help control invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades – by using one of the snakes’ favorite prey. Opossums are a key food source for ...

Ursula von der Leyen reportedly approved the plan last week. Image: European Parliament. The European Commission has reportedly banned EU funds from supporting energy projects using Chinese-made ...

Trump on April 20 signed five Defense Production Act determinations to fund energy projects, a White House official said. The move aims to curb rising oil gas and power costs amid the Iran war, ...