Environmental and Climate

North Sea Drilling Carries a Climate Bill

North Sea Drilling Carries a Climate Bill

August 25, 2026

New analysis of proposed North Sea oil and gas projects shows the central climate-economics conflict: short-term extraction benefits can be outweighed by long-term damage.

Hotter Oceans Are Not a New Normal to Accept

Hotter Oceans Are Not a New Normal to Accept

August 25, 2026

Record ocean heat is more than a scientific warning. It is a threat to storms, fisheries, coral reefs, coastal workers and the political fiction that delay is harmless.

Reno's Fire Emergency Is a Climate Readiness Test

Reno's Fire Emergency Is a Climate Readiness Test

August 23, 2026

The Hawk Fire is a human emergency first, but it is also a warning about housing, evacuation systems, fire staffing and the hotter, drier conditions reshaping western life.

Clean Energy Jobs Need Labor Power, Not Sabotage

Clean Energy Jobs Need Labor Power, Not Sabotage

August 23, 2026

Union-backed wind projects show the right way to build the energy transition. Trump's attacks on clean power threaten workers, climate progress and the industrial future Democrats should defend.