Bry Pardoe, CIO of Pennsylvania, during the awards dinner of the 2026 NASCIO Annual Conference in San Diego on Sept. 29, 2023. (Julie Ellis, National Association of Chief Information Officers)
A new pilot will test six pieces of zero-emission construction equipment in Queens and Staten Island, with findings expected to inform the city’s next climate plan.
FAIRFAX, CA – JANUARY 2: Gilbert Velarde clears debris from a mudslide on Tamalpias Road January 2, 2006 in Fairfax, California. Northern California has been inundated by heavy rain over the past week, causing mudslides and pushing rivers over their banks. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)
New federal grants from the U.S. Geological Survey are helping states build landslide databases that can improve hazard mapping, emergency planning and public awareness.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) tours an apartment unit in the Wholey Legacy Homes apartment complex on August 13, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The governor’s push comes as states move ahead with their own AI policies addressing privacy workforce impacts, cybersecurity and the technology’s growing resource demands.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks as Vice President JD Vance, from right, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler and Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., listen during an event at the FBI Field Office on September 14, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein-Pool/Getty Images)
Governor Maura Healey speaks about data centers during a press conference at the State House on September 8, 2026. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks onstage during the NYT Climate Forward 2025 at The Times Center on September 24, 2025 in New York City. (Yana Paskova / Getty Images for NYT)
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) tours an apartment unit in the Wholey Legacy Homes apartment complex on August 13, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)