Climate progress
Climate announcements are not outcomes. This desk follows what was built, restored, funded, or measured—and returns to the gaps between plans and real-world results.
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Every briefing links to its sources, names what remains uncertain, and identifies the next result worth watching.
Around the world · August 9, 2026 · 5 min
El Salvador reached a public-health milestone and mangrove losses slowed globally. Seven other promising claims did not clear our evidence bar.
Read the briefingStatewide · July 23, 2026 · 5 min
The state’s ninth Illinois Shines program year adds room for home, school, and community solar—with a bigger test still ahead: turning capacity into working projects.
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