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NYC Health + Hospitals and Maimonides Health Transaction Moves Forward After New York State Health Planning Council Vote
New York, NY – In a unanimous vote, the full New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC) today approved the proposal for Maimonides
Lamont, Fazio make pitch to business leaders
Fazio and Lamont outlined competing plans on taxes, healthcare, energy and workforce issues before CT business leaders.
Burna Boy to headline NFL halftime show in Paris
Burna Boy for 'Global Citizen Live.' (ABC)Burna Boy will take the stage at the NFL's debut in France.The Nigerian Afro-fusion singer was named as the headline performer for the NFL's Paris Game on Oct. 25 at Stade de France, in an exclusive announcement on Good Morning America Thursday morning.The NFL Paris Game will be the first NFL game played in France, and one of a record nine international games played this season.The Paris Game, played between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints, is one of seven international games that will feature a halftime show this season.Burna Boy, a native of Nigeria and the artist behind songs such as "Last Last" and "Love," shared a statement on the event in a release from the NFL regarding the show."The NFL is bringing something to France that has never happened here before, and I get to stand in the middle of it representing African music and I intend to give the people a show they will not forget," he stated.Tim Tubito, senior director of global game presentation, music and entertainment at the NFL, said in a statement, "Paris is one of the great cultural capitals of the world, and African music sits right at the heart of what the city listens to."The Jonas Brothers, Pedro Sampaio and Ricky Martin, Ayra Starr, Cage The Elephant and The Warning have already been announced as international game performers at NFL games this season, according to the release.Rio de Janeiro and Paris will both see NFL games for the first time this year, while London, Madrid, Munich and Mexico City will return as hosts this season. Melbourne also hosted their first NFL game earlier this season.The Paris Game will air Sunday, Oct. 25, at 9:30 a.m. ET on the NFL Network.Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. Leaves Practice Early on Thursday
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. left the team’s practice early on Thursday after suffering an apparent medical […]
[Press release] Global Fund report shows countries fought to protect essential health services despite challenging year
The Global Fund has now helped save 72 million lives since 2002, with this year’s Results Report highlighting how country and community leadership, innovation and partnership helped protect essential services.
Braun names 3rd president of Indiana Economic Development Corp. in less than 2 years
Indiana’s state agency for business recruitment will soon have its third leader since Gov. Mike Braun took office early last year.
Wild Pour, Opéra Louisiane and storytime at the Old State Capitol: 3 things to do this weekend
Our top 3 weekend picks
‘Small Business Skill Share’ next Tuesday
Story telling, customer service, and artificial intelligence will be among the areas discussed.
Wildfire smoke poses greater health risks than other pollution
As climate change drives more frequent and intense wildfires, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have published two large-scale studies showing that wildfire smoke may pose greater health risks than other sources of air pollution, with higher risks of hospitalization for cardiovascular and respiratory disease and poorer survival among patients with lung cancer.
Frost: UCF's Loss Against Pittsburgh Was Team's First Test
Struggling against a physical Pitt defense, the Knights seek to rebound at home by unleashing an explosive ground game and refining their quarterback rotation before conference play.
Nurses put Maine hospitals on ‘RED ALERT’ status
Registered nurses will hold a rally and community event on Saturday, Sept. 19 in Bangor, Maine to highlight the patient care impacts of federal health care cuts on Maine hospitals. Nurses will also use the event to discuss their Vision for a Healthy Society, a set of broad political demands that require taking back health care, democracy, and society from billionaire and corporate control.
Des Moines Water Works to tackle main replacements, expansion projects
The Des Moines Water Works board of directors recently adopted a 10-year capital improvement plan to invest in the city’s water system. The roughly $640 million plan includes main replacements, water quality projects, facility improvements and investments into the broader water system. The capital improvement plan outlines projects to be done in 2027 through 2036.…
Getting ready for Roma vs Inter: the Nerazzurri in training
Preparations continue for the Nerazzurri ahead of Saturday’s high-profile Serie A meeting with Roma on Matchday 5 of the 2026/27 season. The Italian champions were back on the training pitch on Thur...
Could independent monitors rein in lucrative business subsidies?
A state-appointed monitor reduced public subsidies for a business project in Orange County. Could this model work elsewhere?
Drew Doughty named captain of the Kings, succeeding Anze Kopitar
Drew Doughty is the 15th captain in team history. He served as an alternate captain since 2016-17, when Anze Kopitar replaced Dustin Brown as captain.
50 New macOS Golden Gate Features and Changes Worth Checking Out
Apple released macOS 27 Golden Gate this week, and despite the company's focus this year on refining its flagship operating system, improving performance, and nixing bugs, there are still plenty of new things to explore. There's an overhauled Siri experience, changes across Apple's apps, and much-needed updates across the system interface. In this article, we've selected 50 new features and lesser-known changes that are worth checking out if you're updating your Mac.
Illinois State University partnership advances AI innovation in healthcare
Through a partnership with Healthy Tray, Illinois State University faculty and student researchers are helping transform how hospitals measure and manage patient nutrition.
No. 1 2028 pitcher Sophia Schlader commits to OU softball
Sophia Schlader committed to OU softball Wednesday after head coach Patty Gasso posted a "Go Boomer" video on X.
Two years after Israel's pager attacks in Lebanon, teenage survivor rebuilds his life
Two years after surviving Israel's detonation of booby-trapped pagers in Lebanon, 14-year-old Ali Abbas is determined to move forward despite severe physical scars.
Opinion: Honor the Constitution; regulate political spending
As you are besieged by ads this election, ask yourself, who is benefitting from this system?
The Week in Health: Diabetic Wound Care, Public Health Workforce
Mölnlycke's diabetic amputation data, COFEPRIS's Edomex deal, and hospital groups on scale define this week's Health coverage.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Kyle Harrison vs. Wilber Dotel
The Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.
Anonymous Steelers player calls out league for international games policy
In a recent ESPN piece, one anonymous Steelers called out the league for its policy on international travel for games.
These recall leaders are running for Avenal City Council
After Rita Wallis got sick, she and her daughter, Ginger Wallis, had a heart-to-heart by her hospital bed.
Economist says jobs still out there despite regional health care cuts
Vermont labor economist Mathew Barewicz says despite the cuts, health care workers are still needed and jobs are out there.
Mets Pitcher's Comeback Season Ends with Unusual Injury
Robert Stock's comeback from thoracic outlet surgery has ended early after the Mets pitcher developed numbness in his fingers related to a circulation issue.
MDI Health Celebrates Community at 2026 Annual Meeting
BAR HARBOR—MDI Health celebrated the people and partnerships strengthening local healthcare during its 2026 Annual Meeting and Community Celebration, held September 15 at the Bar Harbor Club. The gathering brought together patients, medical staff, employees, trustees, volunteers, supporters, and community partners to recognize the year’s accomplishments and honor those whose contributions make a meaningful difference across the organization and the communities it serves. “This celebration is an opportunity to recognize the extraordinary people who make our work possible,” said Chrissi Maguire, president and CEO of MDI Health. “Their compassion, dedication, and belief in strong local healthcare can be felt throughout our hospital, health centers, Birch Bay Village, and the communities we serve.” During the celebration, MDI Health presented its 2026 Impact Award to Mount Desert Nursing Association (MDNA), recognizing the organization as Community Partner of the Year for providing compassionate, skilled in-home nursing care across Mount Desert Island, Trenton, and Lamoine. “MDNA extends care beyond our walls, helping people remain safely at home, surrounded by the people and places they know and love,” Maguire said. “Its work lies at the intersection of healthcare and community and strengthens our entire healthcare system.” “For 77 years, MDNA has helped our neighbors recover and remain safely at home,” said Amy McVety, MDNA Executive Director. “Our longstanding partnership with MDI Health helps ensure a seamless transition from hospital to home and the continued care patients need. We are grateful for this recognition and especially proud of our talented, hardworking team.” The evening marked a transition in Board leadership. Martha Wagner, PhD, was recognized as she concluded her term as chair of the MDI Health Board of Trustees. Madeleine Braun, PhD, MBA, was introduced as incoming chair. “It is an honor to build on Martha’s leadership and serve an organization so deeply connected to this community,” Braun said. Individual honorees recognized during the evening’s program included Nancy D’Agostino, MDI Health Volunteer of the Year; George Rossi, Birch Bay Village Volunteer of the Year; Marc Woolfolk, Birch Bay Village Employee of the Year; and Beth Applebee, MDI Hospital Employee of the Year. “These honorees represent the very best of who we are,” Maguire said. The program also highlighted new initiatives and honors from the past year. MDI Health launched a free Screening Mammogram Scholarship Program to remove financial barriers to early detection, supported by a generous grant from the Maine Cancer Foundation. An in-hospital food pantry has been opened to meet rising community need and address the link between nutrition and health. MDI Health earned CMS five-star ratings for Patient Experience and Nurse Communication, top marks in the 2026–2027 Lown Institute Hospitals Index, recognition from the American Hospital Association and American Heart Association, and a third consecutive Best Places to Work in Maine designation. The hospital will open its new Main Entrance this fall, as work advances on the expanded Emergency Department and other patient-care spaces. The Building Our Future Campaign has raised more than $56 million in capital and programmatic support to date. “Everything we have accomplished reflects the strength of this community,” Maguire said. “We are grateful to everyone who has contributed their time, talent, leadership, and support to help MDI Health continue meeting the evolving needs of the region.” Subscribe Share Leave a comment
First Saturday Photo: The Potsdam Pitches and Local Sponsor
Tom Burns, owner of Frog Acres Farm and The Dirty Business Bath Company, is pictured with The Potsdam Pitches during First Saturday, the Potsdam Chamber of Commerce’s welcome event for
Brewers Overcome Pirates to Secure Series Win
The Milwaukee Brewers narrowly beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday to take the series.
Insight Health to take over management of shuttered Weiss, West Suburban hospitals
The deal came last night after months of wrangling in court over control of the failed system.
Stony Brook Women’s Health Conference Opens Call for Research, Art
2027 Stony Brook Women's Health Conference: Women in Midlife and Beyond The 2027 Stony Brook Women’s Health Conference will be held on Wednesday, March 31, 2027, from 8 am to 4 pm in the MART Building at Stony Brook University Hospital. Submissions for scientific abstracts and art for the conference are open from now through December 15,
Steelers WR DK Metcalf Has Remedy for Drop Bug
PITTSBURGH — After a late-third-quarter pass slipped from his grasp last Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, television cameras captured Pittsburgh […]
Alaska gubernatorial forum puts healthcare at center stage
Medicaid enrollment, rural issues and mental health were among the topics discussed at an Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association event.
OnMed, Jackson Health System and The Salvation Army Deploy OnMed CareStation™ to Extend Care Beyond Hospital Walls in Miami
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., September 17, 2026--OnMed, the leader in hybrid healthcare expanding access to care through the CareStation, today announced a new partnership with Jackson Health System, Miami’s only public health system, and The Salvation Army to bring essential medical care closer to home in Miami's Allapattah neighborhood. Sponsored by Jackson, the CareStation will be deployed at The Salvation Army's Miami location at 1907 NW 38th St., providing residents with convenient access to license
What a Well-Built Capital Stack Actually Protects
A capital stack succeeds or fails on how it's sequenced, not how much sits in it. Two client stories, from opposite ends of the calendar, show what disciplined capital design actually looks like.
Burna Boy to headline halftime at the NFL's first regular-season game in Paris
Burna Boy is set to headline the halftime show at the NFL's first regular-season game in Paris. The Grammy-winning Nigerian star will perform on October 25 when the Pittsburgh Steelers
Comstock Schools: Teachers could get raise by dropping MESSA for cheaper health plan
Michigan schools grapple with rising insurance costs
When DNA sounds a lasting alarm: cGAS-STING links aging to brain inflammation
Neurodegenerative diseases, cerebrovascular disorders and other age-related neurological conditions are major causes of long-term disability. A review published in SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences by researchers from Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, examines how damaged nuclear DNA and mitochondrial DNA can become immune danger signals. The authors highlight cGAS-STING as a key molecular hub linking cellular damage, inflammaging and neuroimmune dysfunction, and discuss opportunities for more precise therapeutic intervention.
Bournemouth wants up to £100 million for Arsenal target
Alex Scott is one of the most wanted players in the Premier League at the moment, with Arsenal keen to add him to their squad despite missing out on the midfielder during the summer transfer window.Bo...
Monaco’s Safouane Benzahra set to sign first professional contract
L’Équipe reported earlier this week that Melvin Gomes was set to sign his first professional contract with formative club AS Monaco, despite strong interest from Chelsea. He isn’t the only player...
West Suburban Medical Center, Weiss Memorial now under Insight Health Systems
Two shuttered Chicago-area hospitals are under new control on Thursday morning.
Billionaire Glen Taylor’s right-hand man is a political player supporting Lisa Demuth for governor
House Speaker Lisa Demuth won the Republican primary for governor despite losing the Minnesota Republican Party’s convention endorsement — a first since 1994. Now she’s putting up a credible challenge against the state’s most accomplished vote-getter, Democratic nominee Sen. Amy Klobuchar. She’s had help from an outfit called Restore Sanity, which has provided the most […]
‘It’s a raise against Trump:’ Despite inflation being ahead of target for five years, Trump says the Fed’s latest hike is political
"The problem they have is that we have the greatest economy in history ... so they're raising that only for political reasons, and that's a raise against Trump."
Working Missourians can't afford hidden hospital contract games
Every year, the trustees of our carpenters’ health and welfare fund sit down to figure out how much it will cost to keep our members and their families covered. And every year, the number goes up. Not because our members are getting sicker. Not because they’re using more care. It goes up because health care […]
Michael Healy-Rae: Irish politician 'will not be deterred' after assault in Dublin
Michael Healy-Rae has been released from hospital after receiving treatment for his injuries.
Falcons star among fantasy football duds from Week 1
Falcons TE Kyle Pitts among biggest fantasy duds in NFL Week 1
Capitol News Illinois | Illinois asks FEMA for aid after August storms
Illinois is asking the federal government for help recovering from August storms that left a trail of destruction through Chicago’s south suburbs and several central Illinois counties.
Libya power cuts push small businesses and weary citizens to brink
Power cuts have been a fact of life for years for Naseem Al-Akkari, who owns a chain of restaurants in Libya's capital, Tripoli.
Scottdale lines up entertainment, activities for annual fall festival
Scottdale will host its 52nd annual fall festival Friday through Sunday. The three-day celebration will feature a variety of handmade crafts, local and ethnic foods, a parade, live entertainment and a children’s area. It is held at the gazebo on the corner of Pittsburgh and Spring streets. Festival hours are
Property tax cut could cost Miami’s public hospital $64M. What it means for care
If Amendment 3 passes, Jackson Health — which already operates on a low margin — will have to figure out a way to continue its mission.
Big questions - and key logistical details - loom ahead of China-U.S. summit
Despite the lingering questions, China remains optimistic about the summit.
Ohio Chamber sues healthcare giant, accusing it of deceit, misinformation
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce has sued UnitedHealth. It says the giant was to provide administrative services, but poached clients instead.
Ohio voters are mad as hell, but will they actually hold any politicians accountable in November?
Before it turned reliably red, Ohio was considered a bellwether for national politics. In every presidential election since 1964, the candidate who won Ohio, went on to win the White House. “As Ohio goes, so goes the nation,” was the old saying. We were the quintessential battleground state until we weren’t. That streak ended in […]
‘Same Circus, Different Belt’
Alex Pereira is not a fan of Ciryl Gane. The Brazilian will tell anybody willing to listen how Gane only defeated him because of illegal shots to the back of the head (watch the finish here). He’s campaigned for a rematch and to have referee Herb Dean sacked. Despite Gane having won the first round, […]
Pitt County to host Family Health Block Party
PITT COUNTY, N.C. — Pitt County Public Health will host a Family Health Block Party this weekend, offering free over-the-counter medicine, community resources,
Leaving a legacy - Illinois Times, the capital city's source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture
Seven charitable organizations that help women in need have received a total of $1.21 million in grants from the newly created Justice Benjamin K. Miller Charitable Fund. Justice Benjamin K. Miller was the first Springfield native on the Illinois Supreme Court, serving from 1984-2001, and was chief justice from 1991-1993. Miller was highly respected in […]
Doing the job - Illinois Times, the capital city's source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture
We live in dread of the robot brains, haunted as we are by our exchanges with chatbots that are smarter than any actual person we’ve ever known. More perfect AI is likely to make obsolete jobs by the millions. (On the upside, that will include lots of dreary jobs that talented and ambitious people don’t […]
Blue Jays’ Spencer Miles Doing Something No One Else Is
The word faith means, by definition, belief without evidence. The Toronto Blue Jays had faith in Spencer Miles. He had hardly pitched in professional baseball when the Blue Jays took him in the Rule 5 Draft. As far as evidence goes, there wasn’t a ton. Toronto clearly had pitch data that they liked, but sample […] The post Blue Jays’ Spencer Miles Doing Something No One Else Is appeared first on HEAVY.
Enrollment in Bursky School of Public Health master’s program declined in 2026
Preliminary reports indicate that the incoming Class of 2028 of the Bursky School’s Masters in Public Health (MPH) has seen fewer applicants this year despite an anticipated 15% increase in enrollment.
Lionel Messi Makes History With Inter Miami on Wednesday
Lionel Messi made history again with Inter Miami. The Argentine star’s latest major achievement came in the Campeones Cup match between the Herons and Liga MX side Cruz Azul. Inter Miami and Cruz Azul faced each other in this final, which aims to crown the best team in North America. It pits the MLS Cup […] The post Lionel Messi Makes History With Inter Miami on Wednesday appeared first on HEAVY.
New survey shows how many insured Americans still owe money on medical bills
Nearly half of insured adults with unpaid bills or medical debt owed $2,000 or more to hospitals, doctors or labs, Commonwealth Fund survey finds.
AI-driven health app helps patients achieve better blood pressure control
Incorporating a free smartphone app featuring AI-driven health coaching, blood pressure monitoring, and behavioral incentives into a hospital's existing clinical workflows helps patients make meaningful reductions in blood pressure, findings that suggest that digital apps may offer an effective means of extending care beyond the clinic when incorporated into treatment plans.
Kings news: LA announces new captain after Anze Kopitar's retirement
The Los Angeles Kings are without Anze Kopitar for the first time since his NHL debut in 2006-07. 20 years of reliable leadership and production are no more, with Kopitar having retired after the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, Los Angeles has named a new captain, and the honor goes to a longtime teammate of the former captain. The Kings have […] The post Kings news: LA announces new captain after Anze Kopitar's retirement appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Minor League Recap: Ralphy Returns
Saints 3, Clippers 2 Guardians top prospect Ralphy Velazquez returned from injury today after dealing with lower body soreness since September 6th. Despite the loss he went 1-4 with an RBI ground rule double. Kody Huff went 1-2 with a double and two BBs. We also saw hits from Kyle Manzardo, Blake Perkins, Dayan Frias, […]
Kings name Drew Doughty as next captain
The Los Angeles Kings announced on Wednesday that 18-year veteran defenseman Drew Doughty will be the next captain following the retirement of Anze Kopitar.
Drew Doughty named captain of the Kings, succeeding Anze Kopitar
Drew Doughty was named captain of the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, inheriting the leadership position left vacant by Anze Kopitar's retirement. The 36-year-old Doughty is the franchise leader among defensemen in numerous categories, including goals, assists, points and games played and was a key piece in their Stanley Cup victories in 2012 and 2014. “Being named captain of an NHL team is something I’m truly honored by, and it’s something I take great pride in,” Doughty said in a statement released by the team.
Abendzeitung names Bayern Munich’s hottest young prospects to emerge
Despite difficult start for Bayern II, several young talents are making a strong impression at the club's academy.
Luminis Health sued over alleged failure to protect patient data after cyberattack
A patient of Anne Arundel Medical Center alleges in a lawsuit that the hospital's parent company, Luminis Health, negligently failed to protect their medical information following a cybersecurity incident earlier this month, according to our media partner, The Baltimore Banner.
Report: NH Tourism, Landscaping Industries Rely Heavily on Foreign Workers: Business NH Magazine
A new analysis finds that New Hampshire's tourism, hospitality and landscaping businesses rely on seasonal foreign workers with work visas to a greater extent than most other states.
CHLA Research Programs Encourage High School and College Students to Explore Careers in Science and Medicine
Participants in the Chuck Lorre Research Scholars Program and the Samuels Family Los Angeles High School Internship Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles lead guided research projects, gaining experience for future medical and scientific careers.
HHS recognizes 2026 Behavioral Health and Children and Family Services Conference award recipients | Health and Human Services North Dakota
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) recognized five individuals and teams for their outstanding contributions to children, families and behavioral health services during the 2026 Behavioral Health & Children and Family Services Conference. The annual awards recognize providers and professionals who demonstrate exceptional service, innovation, leadership and a commitment to improving the lives of North Dakotans.
Carrick accepts blame for Manchester United's League Cup exit
Michael Carrick took responsibility for Manchester United's embarrassing League Cup collapse to Brighton and demanded a reaction after his side were booed off the pitch at Old Trafford. An evening that began with teenager Shea Lacey marking his first senior start with a dream goal and Mason Mount adding a second in the 10th minute ended in furious fans unloading at full-time.
Former UCF Standout F Keyshawn Hall Remains Ineligible
Legal setbacks stall the versatile "Big Guard" from joining Rick Pitino at St. John's, leaving the former Knights star’s professional aspirations and collegiate return in limbo.
Historic Rutland County farmhouse celebrates reopening with new businesses, childcare and housing inside
A community restoration project has transformed the Pittsford Village Farmhouse, bringing new business, childcare, housing and community spaces to the historic town building
Expert available: Interest rate hike impact and rural business
Eric Mikolai, lending program manager for the nation’s third largest SBDC network, NorCal SBDC, is available to discuss today’s interest rate hike and its impact on small businesses in rural economies, including borrowing costs, cash flow, business expansion, and access to capital. Mikolai specializes in small business lending and capital strategy. He can speak to the broader economic implications on hiring, commercial real estate, business acquisitions, and long-term economic growt
Madonna Is Opening the VMAs for the First Time in 23 Years
The Queen of Pop is the most-nominated artist of the night
Ballad Health lawsuit against United Healthcare dismissed
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Ballad Health against national insurance group United Healthcare. The hospital system had claimed that United had routi…
Iowa universities propose new programs for academic and workforce demand
Iowa's public universities received initial approval for new academic programs and centers from the Iowa Board of Regents Wednesday.
Benson, James pitch tariff remedies, business boosts & data center limits at Detroit Economic Club
DETROIT — The respective Republican and Democratic nominees for Michigan governor on Wednesday each proposed new solutions to the economic tariffs levied by the administration of President Donald Trump, especially those being used against Canada. Addressing the Detroit Economic Club on Wednesday afternoon in separate speaking events were Republican U.S. Rep. John James and Democrat […]
Gearing up for the Standing on Business 3.0 Pitch Competition and Business Expo
TYLER, Texas (KETK)- Dr. Dorothy Jackson, President of the Tyler Alumnae Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and Tonia Bickham, co-chair and past president, stopped by East Texas Living to share abou…
Health officials urge preventative rabies care after stray cat tests positive in Pitt County
Pitt County health officials are offering advice to pet owners after a stray cat tested positive for rabies this week, marking the county’s third confirmed case this year.
Union criticizes heath network personnel cuts
A day after the University of Vermont Health Network announced layoffs, union members protested outside the network’s largest hospital
SEMO District Fair beats heat, continues through weekend
Despite the heat, the SEMO District Fair draws regional crowds to Cape Girardeau, with grandstand events continuing through Saturday night.
Springfield considers cannabis tax revenue for small business grants
Proposed program would provide up to $100,000 to eight local businesses.
What Does the Science of Climate Change Really Look Like?
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series on how the Right should think about environmental and climate policy. Read Chris Barnard on Reclaiming Environmental Policy from the Left. More than a decade ago, the world’s governments negotiated and signed the Paris Climate Agreement, committing to hold global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius. In the following years, climate had immense cultural power. Greta Thunberg emerged. Fortune 500 companies established net-zero plans. The U.S. got the Inflation Reduction Act. Then the pendulum swung back. President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office, speaking of green energy as a “scam” and carbon footprints as a “hoax” and on all matters of international policy emphasizing bilateral engagement and power over globalism and cooperation. The technology companies that had been at the forefront of net-zero pledges and green leadership discovered the importance of all-of-the-above power to their visions for artificial intelligence and began quietly postponing or removing their targets. On the left side of the political spectrum, rising concerns about inflation and cost pushed climate lower down in the stated priorities of voters and stump speeches of politicians. The moment is ripe for a reset on the politics of climate change and for conservatives especially to chart a course that acknowledges and addresses the real challenges in plausible ways. So what should we think about climate change as we enter a post-peak climate era? If it is neither an apocalypse nor a hoax, what will hold up as a durable view of climate change? And how does it project onto the concerns and priorities of the right-of-center’s emerging coalition? New to Commonplace_? Subscribe below to get the magazine in your inbox._ Subscribe A Solid Foundation As the politics and economics of climate careened over the past ten years, the physics carried on regardless. In 2015, the year the Paris Climate Agreement was adopted, the world emitted 41.2 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide. By 2025, emissions had risen only 2.4%, to 42.2 gigatonnes, because falling emissions from land use offset increasing emissions from fossil fuels. But slow growth in annual emissions is not rapid decline, let alone net-zero, so carbon dioxide kept accumulating in the atmosphere, going from 399 to 426 parts per million. Global temperature kept rising too, from about 1.1 degrees Celsius above the 1850–1900 average in 2015, to 1.4 degrees above it in 2025. None of this should surprise anyone. Even most prominent skeptics, like the authors of the 2025 report commissioned by the Trump administration’s Department of Energy, accept the basic physics. Carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere at industrial volumes accumulates and traps heat that would otherwise escape to space. That heat warms the upper ocean and increases temperatures at the surface. Increased ocean heat and melting of land ice cause sea levels to rise. Changes in the climate become noticeable to us as subtle shifts in temperature and precipitation, seasons arriving early or late, changes in the surrounding ecosystem, and weather extremes. The much more meaningful debate is not about whether these things are happening, but about what it all means for human societies. (While it is a proxy measure of overall risk, no one experiences global surface temperature.) This debate invokes at least three interesting questions: how much today’s warming is showing up in regional climate trends, how much more warming we should anticipate, and how extreme weather events can be understood in the context of climate change. Recent scientific advances give us new insights into each of these, but there is still much to learn. This is the context in which the next generation of conservative leaders will be the first to deal with significant climate change as a fact, not a forecast. It will be with them for their entire careers. Our evolving scientific picture of climate change will come from weather and climate records stretching further into the past, new kinds of observations in the present, better modeling tools for the future, and simply more time to observe the emergence of climate signals and their tangible effects on ecosystems and communities in the United States and around the world. The policy landscape will be shaped by not only the impacts of changes in the climate, but also by the ways in which societies respond and by the emergence of new technologies for both altering the trajectory of emissions and adapting to new climate realities. Global climate records now show the fingerprints of warming in different phenomena around much of the world. The IPCC, in its most recent assessment report, documents warming trends over all land regions, even as natural variability adds substantial variance to local trends. And the highest temperature extremes have become more intense and frequent, almost everywhere, since the 1950s. Scientists are highly confident that these changes are attributable to human influence. But confidence in detecting trends and attributing them to human influence degrades across heavy precipitation events; drought trends are heterogeneous and not attributable to human activity with great confidence. For hurricanes, tornadoes, and other severe storms there is even less confidence in trends or their relationship to climate change. In general, a fair summary of the evidence is that for well-observed phenomena, like surface temperature or heavy rainfall, with a clear relationship to warming, our multidecadal observations are consistent with human influence overcoming natural variability over long time periods and extremes increasing. For regions that are sampled more sparsely, or phenomena with a higher noise-to-signal ratio, we will need to observe them longer to understand the magnitude of the climate signal or improve dynamical understanding using models and observations together. But for Climate For those who can’t wait, we also have new techniques that attempt to understand the role climate change has in influencing particular extreme events. When the climate is changing and disaster strikes, it is natural to ask whether that disaster was somehow “caused” by climate change. For scientists and policymakers acting in good faith, answering that question helps develop a more accurate picture of the problem, how it may be getting worse, and what preparations we should be making to respond to it. It may, at some point, give some weight to how liability is assigned by courts or adaptation funding is distributed by society. But how we ask this question is extremely important. It is easy to get the analysis wrong by discounting the role that meteorology plays. As meteorologist Theodore Shepherd explained in a clear 2016 review of climate attribution methods, “if a weather or climate event is truly extreme in the present climate, then perforce it requires unusual meteorological conditions, which means that climate change is at most a contributing factor.” Share Scientists have two ways to probe climate as a contributing factor, both of which have entered media coverage of extreme weather events. One asks a probabilistic question: How much more likely is a particular event (e.g., a temperature record over a particular area) amid global warming? The answer involves using historical records and computer simulations to estimate the likelihood of such an event in both a changed and a preindustrial climate. The findings are less about the specific event, and more about events of that nature. The other question is: How has the changed climate affected the specific event in question? Here, scientists try to understand what a similar event would have looked like in the preindustrial climate. This is sometimes called the storyline approach, where the story is the specific meteorological details of the event. These methods offer ways to test the intuition of scientists about real weather extremes. In late June and early July of 2021, a persistent high-pressure ridge, or heat dome, set up over the Pacific Northwest and an extraordinary heat wave affected the area from Oregon to British Columbia. For six days, it shattered temperature records across the region and hundreds died from heat-related causes, in an area where such high, and persistently high, temperatures were well outside of experience and many live without air conditioning. Scientists have studied its connection to climate change using multiple approaches. This specific event was created by a rare combination of meteorological factors, a strong high-pressure ridge created the conditions for extreme heat, which occurred on top of higher average temperatures in the region from global warming. Probabilistic analyses showed that climate change increased the likelihood of such an event by at least 8-fold to more than 100-fold. One standout example found that such an event had effectively zero probability of occurring in the preindustrial climate. The enormous range in these assessments reflects how hard it is to estimate probabilities of events at the tail of the historical record. Estimates of the effect on the temperature of the event are more clustered. A recent review paper documents how multiple methodologies have found a positive influence, roughly 1-2 degrees Celsius of an anomaly that exceeded 15 degrees, of climate change on the temperature magnitude of the event. Multiple studies have investigated and found some positive influence of climate change in other extreme events. Attribution studies found climate likely increased the heavy rainfall that accompanied Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and surrounding regions in 2024. The extensive fires that struck Los Angeles in 2025 illustrate how the causal chain can become messy, though. Studies do detect a positive influence of climate on the event’s likelihood, but while climate change likely contributed to underlying aridity, it would not have played a role in the heavy winds or land practices that preceded disaster. These event attribution studies will become more common for extreme, or damaging, weather events. They can be produced quickly, and often are reported before peer review. As the Pacific Northwest heatwave example shows, when multiple methods converge on a positive attribution, the finding should probably carry some weight even if you have to be careful about accepting the results from a single study. I expect that as climate change proceeds and the climate thus departs further from a preindustrial counterfactual, the influence will become more detectable across a variety of extreme events and more easily identified. This will be used to cast blame, but can also be used to inform how communities and society adapt to ongoing change. We May Still Be Surprised One positive development, insofar as less climate change is better, has been that our central estimates for future climate change should probably be revised downward. Mostly, that is because the high-end warmings that scientists regularly analyzed about ten to 20 years ago, driven by high emissions throughout the twenty-first century, now appear to be somewhere between unlikely and impossible. At one time, the upper end of mainstream climate projections extended well into 4 to 6 degrees Celsius of warming by the end of this century, which, models suggest, would have wrought enormous real-world damage. Current energy and policy trends now point toward 2.5 or 3 degrees. Damages and risks are commonly modeled as increasing steeply with more warming, so this is already a better-than-previously-expected outcome for the climate (which is independent of the physical response to emissions). But we should maintain a wide range for plausible outcomes and prepare for the possibility of being surprised. Emissions trajectories are subject to deep uncertainty, the physical climate response is still developing, and whatever change occurs in the climate will then be mediated through unpredictable economic, social, and political institutions. Over the past decade, the pace of warming surprised some keen observers and appeared to accelerate, though not yet outside the range of expectation provided by climate models. The reasons for that apparent acceleration are being actively studied (as was the apparent pause in warming from 1998 to 2012), but no single driver has emerged. Some blame it on the El Niño, variability which would have no bearing on climate. Some think it is a result of factories in East Asia and global shipping fleets cutting aerosol emissions, which in the strongest version of the argument would indicate higher climate sensitivity to carbon-dioxide emissions. Others are more measured, not yet ready to draw solid conclusions as to whether climate projections require revision. We will have to see. Long-Term Thinking Climate change asks us to think over long time scales. But the pace of human-driven warming is compressing a large global change into a century. Changing weather patterns and extreme events are already causing adjustment costs and damages and will do more. Adaptation will help, but it is not free. For some communities, these costs will erode livelihoods and well-being, and may force migration. Are we prepared for large-scale managed retreats in the United States? Thankfully, American wealth, geographical diversity, and moderate climates may leave us better prepared than many around the world. But wealthy countries can still suffer serious disruption from narrowly concentrated costs, even if they appear entirely manageable in aggregate. Readers of Commonplace are familiar with the challenges of rapidly adapting to economic forces. The displacement that came from the China Shock is barely perceptible in aggregate GDP and employment data, but it affected millions of people and those people were far less mobile than economic models tended to assume. Deindustrialization rippled through the nation with enormous effects for not only our economic vitality, but also our national security. The forces surrounding climate change may not be so different; the world gets richer and must accept some diffuse costs. Those may be modest overall, but cause all manner of unpredictable effects with which policymakers must cope. In the case of the China Shock, our faith in a growing pie served us poorly. We’ll need to do better on climate. Leave a comment
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