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The EPA Is Ending Greenhouse Gas Data Collection. Who Will Step Up to Fill the Gap?

Up in Smoke

The EPA Is Ending Greenhouse Gas Data Collection. Who Will Step Up to Fill the Gap?

Molly Taft

DHS Has Been Collecting US Citizens’ DNA for Years

Downward Spiral

DHS Has Been Collecting US Citizens’ DNA for Years

Dell Cameron

Brendan Carr Isn't Going to Stop Until Someone Makes Him

Minister of Truth

Brendan Carr Isn't Going to Stop Until Someone Makes Him

Makena Kelly

MAHA Wants Action on Pesticides. It’s Not Going to Get It From Trump’s Corporate-Friendly EPA

Policy

MAHA Wants Action on Pesticides. It’s Not Going to Get It From Trump’s Corporate-Friendly EPA

Molly Taft

The Free Ride for EVs in the Carpool Lane Is Coming to an End

Merge Right

The Free Ride for EVs in the Carpool Lane Is Coming to an End

Aarian Marshall

Watch Our Livestream Replay: WIRED’s AI Power Summit

Events

Watch Our Livestream Replay: WIRED’s AI Power Summit

WIRED Staff

US Investment in Spyware Is Skyrocketing

Dark Money

US Investment in Spyware Is Skyrocketing

Vas Panagiotopoulos

US Taxpayers Will Pay Billions in New Fossil Fuel Subsidies Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill

Environment

US Taxpayers Will Pay Billions in New Fossil Fuel Subsidies Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill

Molly Taft

Defense Department Scrambles to Pretend It’s Called the War Department

Wishful Thinking

Defense Department Scrambles to Pretend It’s Called the War Department

Dell Cameron

No, Trump Can’t Legally Federalize US Elections

Checking Boxes

No, Trump Can’t Legally Federalize US Elections

Lily Hay Newman

Big Tech Companies in the US Have Been Told Not to Apply the Digital Services Act

Regulation Rift

Big Tech Companies in the US Have Been Told Not to Apply the Digital Services Act

Mila Fiordalisi

FEMA’s Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse

Trump Admin

FEMA’s Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse

Molly Taft

The Duty-Free Loophole Is Closing. What That Means for You—and Your Packages

Return to Sender

The Duty-Free Loophole Is Closing. What That Means for You—and Your Packages

Boone Ashworth

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Password Please

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Matt Burgess

FEMA Now Requires Disaster Victims to Have an Email Address

Emergency Response

FEMA Now Requires Disaster Victims to Have an Email Address

Molly Taft

Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody

Silent Treatment

Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody

Dell Cameron

Inside the Biden Administration's Gamble to Freeze China’s AI Future

Big Bets

Inside the Biden Administration's Gamble to Freeze China’s AI Future

Graham Webster

A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation

Sweet Bot O' Mine

A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation

Andrew Couts

The Future of EV Charging Can Be Found at Your Local Gas Station

Charge Change

The Future of EV Charging Can Be Found at Your Local Gas Station

Aarian Marshall

RFK Jr. Is Supporting mRNA Research—Just Not for Vaccines

Public Health

RFK Jr. Is Supporting mRNA Research—Just Not for Vaccines

Emily Mullin