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Policies promoting solar power construction projects in China have contributed to a decline in bird diversity across the country. Those findings, from a study published Thursday in the journal Science, highlight the environmental impacts of large-scale solar developments and suggest ways that policies supporting photovoltaics could be improved in China, which has installed nearly as […]

Illinois is the latest example of how a state can embrace virtual power plants and see results almost immediately. Today, Solrite Energy is announcing its entry into the Illinois market with a program that provides households with battery energy storage for $20 per month and makes the batteries available to support the local power grid. […]

Wildfires in Europe could burn across about 39 percent more land by the end of the century, even if greenhouse gas emissions decline rapidly over the next few decades, new research shows. With continued high emissions, the burned area could increase as much as 192 percent. Emissions reductions are the key to reducing wildfire impacts, […]

ORLA, Texas—Elected officials and industry leaders warn that Texas is at the “precipice” of running out of underground space to dispose of the nearly 1 billion gallons of wastewater that oil and gas production generates every day in the Permian Basin. The toxic wastewater, known as produced water, is usually injected underground into disposal wells. […]

The federal government alleged that U.S. Steel could have prevented a catastrophic explosion at Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh on Aug. 11, 2025, killing two workers and injuring 11. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) issued a final report a year after the incident, saying the company had no procedure for how […]

SEBRING, Fla.—The city of Sebring has an “Old Florida” charm.  Citrus trees greet motorists driving into town. Red, white and blue bunting hangs from a white gazebo in the middle of the town circle. Many of the century-old stucco and brick buildings surrounding the downtown circle have generous awnings to protect against the Florida sun.  […]

Firefighters are gaining ground on three large wildfires that have burned more than 47,000 acres across southwestern Montana, but unhelpful warmer temperatures, lower humidity and breezy conditions are returning after recent rainfall slowed the fires’ growth.  According to the U.S. Forest Service, containment on the Sand Creek Fire, southeast of Wisdom, increased from 2 percent […]

Operation Metro Surge led to mass resistance in the Twin Cities. In April 100,000 to 200,000 rallied at the State Capitol in St. Paul in a No Kings protest. FOR TWO MONTHS last winter, 4000 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) unleashed an assault on the Twin Cities with a violent roundup of immigrants, prompting… Continue reading Rampage of the Surveillance State: What’s Behind the Minneapolis Indictments?

Since the 19th century, the choice between independence and incorporation into the US has been a central issue for Puerto Rican politics. Support for the left-wing Puerto Rico Independence Party is now surging among the country’s youth.

Football confederations revolted against Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup. But the failure of his scheme won’t affect the bigger picture as private-equity firms gobble up football clubs in pursuit of short-term gains.

Karl Marx’s ideal society is taken far less seriously than his critique of capitalism. But he did offer a rich account of what a better society would look like — one built around meaningful work, mutual care, and human flourishing.

Keiko Fujimori has become Peru’s president after another narrow election runoff. While in past contests she tiptoed around her father’s authoritarian record, this time she capitalized on his strongman image.

The new sci-fi film The End of Oak Street is about a 1982 suburban cul-de-sac taken over by dinosaurs. It’s Steven Spielberg nostalgia recycled into something barely alive.

The Trump administration is attempting to criminalize union members for organizing against its immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year. That’s because it correctly sees labor as a threat to its authoritarian designs.

The current crisis in the world order isn’t just about Donald Trump ignoring multilateral institutions. The US has long broken the rules — the real change is that Washington is losing its ability to lay down the law to other states.

Wired for Profit: Fourth in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution and politics in the Yellowhammer State. WESTOVER, Ala.—Shannon Vanden Heuvel said she doesn’t believe a word they say.  A marketing designer and proud mom, she’s seen the seemingly endless television advertisements from Alabama Power, the state’s largest electric […]

STONE HARBOR, N.J.—Against a lush carpet of marsh grasses, the five-and-a-half acre island of muddy sediment, shallow pools and tufts of straggly vegetation stood out like a sore thumb.  It wasn’t enough to catch the eye of young visitors to The Wetlands Institute, who were far more interested in the diamondback terrapin enclosure that was […]

They say what the machine is, but cannot raise a demand. The Vanguard in Retreat, Part Four

EL PASO, Texas—Gilbert Morales struggled to compose himself before addressing the El Paso City Council on Tuesday morning. Morales fought back tears as he recounted how his wife died of lung cancer in June, despite never being a smoker. He lives next to Marathon Petroleum’s El Paso Refinery, which is one of the largest sources […]

Despite never making landfall, Hurricane Lala left a path of destruction across Hawaii over the weekend. Strong winds, torrential rain and mudslides damaged or swept away more than 100 homes while felled trees blocked key roads on the island of Hawaii, or the Big Island, which suffered the brunt of the tropical cyclone’s wrath. More […]