A Home Battery Revolution Is Reshaping the Power Grid

As residential batteries have become more energy dense, cheaper, and smaller, more households are storing their excess solar power. Now, utilities and energy companies in dozens of countries are buying up those electrons, bundling them together, and using them to balance the grid.

A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification

ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.

How to keep cool in a hot Europe

In much of Europe, record-high temperatures became the norm last week. Thermometers climbed over 40C in cities that rarely exceeded 30C until recently

Socialist Momentum Grows as Melat Kiros Wins in Denver

A democratic socialist who lost her job for speaking out about Gaza unseated a 29-year incumbent amid a wave of anti-establishment energy.

Banks are financing the fossil fuel industry’s next growth strategy

New research shows major lenders are accelerating their investment in Big Oil as the industry turns toward plastics and petrochemicals.

Trump Has Already Launched More Death Penalty Prosecutions Than in His Entire First Term

Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche have pushed hard for new death sentences, including in states that have abolished executions.

Sugar giant faces court over deadly flood

Villagers from a remote part of Malawi get the go-ahead for a legal fight with one of the UK's biggest corporate giants.

One year after the Texas floods, home feels further away than ever

Insurance gaps, limited aid, and rising costs have left many families in Sandy Creek still searching for a path home.