JUNE 30. 2026

For Puerto Rico’s fishers, climate change isn’t the only challenge — being left to adapt alone is.

Even as Puerto Rico's fisherfolk navigate rising seas and monster storms, a maze of bureaucracy is proving to be their biggest obstacle.

Why is it so unusually expensive to replace lead pipes in Chicago?

The city with the most lead pipes in the nation is paying way above average to fix them. Officials can't fully explain why.

The renewables tricks

How governments use tricks and exaggerations to greenwash renewable energy statistics.

Why Solar Grids, Not American LNG, Should Power Europe Next

A southern-solar, north-south grid offers Europe an escape from both Russian gas and overpriced American LNG.

Why so slow if so effective

The Save the Homes consortium spent three and a half years working with families in Rotterdam and Valencia to renovate their homes. The project, coord

JUNE 29. 2026

Louisiana Supreme Court Frees Death Row Prisoner, Calling Evidence Against Him “Scientifically Indefensible”

The decision affirms a lower court’s ruling nullifying Jimmie “Chris” Duncan’s 1998 first-degree murder conviction. Duncan was convicted based in part on forensic evidence that is now widely regarded as junk science.

U. S. , Iran Prepare for Talks on Strait of Hormuz

Tehran insists that it has sole authority over the waterway. Washington isn’t convinced.

The Supreme Court Pushes Back on Trump’s Fed Assault

Tampering with the Federal Reserve’s independence proved to be a bridge too far.

The Trump Administration’s Shameless Snuff-Film Fixation

Twenty years ago, U. S. military officials condemned terrorist “snuff films. ” Now our top officials post them.

Farmers Worldwide Brace for El Niño

An intense El Niño threatens to compound trade and energy pain.

The Clip Stage

The goals are all that really count, in the end—maybe they are all we need to watch. Watching the clips, we have gotten away with something: We have watched the World Cup without having had to watch any soccer.

Can NATO Pull Off a Dull Summit?

European countries are hoping that Erdogan can keep Trump from causing chaos.

Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Senate Candidate Backed by Pro-Palestine Jewish Group

The political arm of Jewish Voice for Peace, known for protesting the genocide in Gaza, is endorsing El-Sayed for Senate in Michigan.

America’s Sexual Exceptionalism

How Washington shaped global policy toward sex and prostitution.

Whales, Cars, Farms, and Parks

How the United States remade the global environment from 1776 to today.

With America in Retreat, Europe Now Depends on Ukraine

Europeans are gaming out their future defense, and it’s unthinkable without Kyiv.

Activists upstage climate institute launch

Protests hit week-long gathering "designed to inspire bold action on the climate emergency" at the University of Exeter.

The Businessman Who Helped Peter Thiel Kill Gawker Wanted to Save Journalism. Then His Site Went Dark.

Aron D'Souza launched Objection AI with Peter Thiel’s backing to adjudicate media claims. Then the site went dark.

Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.

Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.

Europe Will Never Be an AI Superpower

But it’s not too late for the continent to claim some technological independence for itself.