Environment & Climate
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The Paradox of Progress: How Artificial Intelligence Both Protects and Threatens Indigenous Sovereignty
The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence has presented Indigenous communities worldwide with a profound and unsettling paradox: while the technology…
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The Paradox of Progress Indigenous Sovereignty and the Environmental Cost of Artificial Intelligence
Indigenous leaders and environmental advocates at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) have issued a stark warning…
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The Humble Church Sampler and the Future of Snow Science in a Warming American West
On a frigid morning in February, Toby Rodgers, a hydrologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service…
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The Silent Economic Engine Under Fire: How Rising Diesel Costs Amid the Iran Conflict Are Reshaping the American Economy
While the American public has historically used the price of consumer gasoline as the primary barometer for economic health, a…
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FEMA at a Crossroads Leadership Transitions and the Shift Toward State-Led Disaster Recovery
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, an organization historically tasked with being the nation’s primary shield against catastrophe, finds itself at…
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New York City Launches First Deliverista Hub to Provide Critical Infrastructure and Climate Relief for App-Based Workers
In a significant milestone for New York City’s gig economy, municipal officials and labor advocates gathered in Lower Manhattan last…
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Georgia Power Customer-Identified Resource Program Signals Major Shift in Corporate Clean Energy Procurement
The approval of Georgia Power’s new Customer-Identified Resource (CIR) program by the Georgia Public Service Commission marks a significant turning…
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Trump and the Illinois governor keep feuding over an invasive fish
The battle to prevent invasive Asian carp from devastating the Great Lakes has transformed into a high-stakes political confrontation between…
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The Great Unearthing: How Hurricane Helene’s Unprecedented Flooding Redefined Appalachian Agriculture and the Future of Soil Science
Will Runion’s 736-acre cattle and hay farm, situated in a scenic horseshoe bend of the Nolichucky River in northeast Tennessee,…
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Silencing the Guardians: The Repression of Indigenous Climate Advocates in the Russian Federation
Daria Egereva, a prominent Indigenous Selkup climate advocate and co-chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change, was…
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