For years, political leaders, climate advocates, and major institutions have promised that wind, solar, and batteries would power a smooth transition away from fossil fuels. These promises were tied to sweeping goals such as keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Now the evidence is piling up that...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has tried to position herself as a practical Democrat who recognizes that climate goals must be balanced with real-world needs. She has shifted toward what she calls an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy. That strategy includes offshore wind, solar, nuclear power, and also natural gas. Hochul says she is doing this because...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared that his nation is in a “full-scale” or “full-fledged” war with the United States, Israel, and Europe. He said this during a lengthy interview posted on the official website of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His remarks come just days before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set...
The Trump administration has done something dramatic and very simple. It has cut off all federal child care payments to Minnesota. Deputy Health and Human Services Secretary Jim O’Neill put it bluntly in his statement on X. “We have turned off the money spigot,” he said, announcing that the Department of Health and Human Services...