This Is What Climate Change
Smells Like
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE · REGIONAL
July 17, 2026
Smoke from Canadian wildfires
darkens New Hampshire skies as
Indigenous communities face…
The Story
The Cold Blob
LOCAL · ECONOMY · REGIONAL
July 4, 2026
A cooling patch in the North
Atlantic signals a weakening ocean
circulation, raising sea levels and…
Washington Nearly Blinded
Itself to the Ocean
CLIMATE · GOVERNMENT · REGIONAL
June 27, 2026
The National Science Foundation
nearly dismantled the Ocean
Observatories Initiative, risking
loss of critical long-term ocean
data before reversing course.
Washington has a bad habit of
discovering the value of scientific
instruments only after it orders…
The End of the Tunnel
CLEAN ENERGY · GENE THERAPY
June 15, 2026
Despite ongoing global challenges,
incremental advances in clean
energy, medicine, technology, and
governance suggest a gradual, uneven…
Portsmouth Civic Roundup:
Energy, Housing, Historic
Preservation, and Governance…
LOCAL GOVERNANCE · ENERGY POLICY · HOUSING POLICY
June 12, 2026
Portsmouth’s June 2026 civic
discussions addressed challenges in
energy pricing, housing
affordability, historic
preservation, cemetery maintenance,
school governance, and financial.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, rarely
changes by thunderclap. It changes…
Bad Assumptions
LOCAL · REGIONAL · WEATHER
May 16, 2026
El Niño’s development in the
tropical Pacific is expected to
influence New England’s climate…
The Wrong Kind of Winter
CLIMATE · LOCAL · WEATHER
May 13, 2026
This fall’s strong El Niño is
expected to exacerbate winter
challenges in New England and
Eastern Canada.
The War Ends–Now What?
ENERGY PRICES · INFLATION · CLEAN ENERGY
April 9, 2026
Energy shortages linked to ongoing
geopolitical tensions continue to
strain the economy even as conflicts…
Which Energy Gets an Escort
ENERGY · CLEAN ENERGY · POLITICAL POWER
April 2, 2026
Federal policy is accelerating
advanced nuclear projects, including
microreactors and fusion research…