The Office of Management and Budget clarified that the EO limits disbursements for climate-related projects, like EV charger infrastructure. Other funding can keep flowing, if agencies check in first.

But the future of climate investment is uncertain under the incoming Trump administration.

There’s a financial incentive from the Inflation Reduction Act, an environmental incentive, and a moral incentive, too.

Because a lot of it is earmarked for congressional districts represented by Republicans.

Most Americans support government action on climate change, but a growing minority worry it will harm the economy, according to survey data from Stanford University and Resources for the Future.

As the federal government tries to connect every home to high-speed internet by 2030, Kai Ryssdal visits a Kentucky town that already did that — 10 years ago.

The government is spending billions to expand internet access. But distance, low housing density and other factors complicate the plan.

Heather Boushey, a member of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, on the results of the legislation so far.

Lindsay Owens of the Groundwork Collaborative points to relief from junk fees and medical debt as well as policy fights around taxes.

Companies have made big investments in response to those policies. That’s not easy to roll back, says Heather Long of The Washington Post.