Environment & Climate
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Against the Tide Puerto Rican Fisherfolk Reclaim Sovereignty Amid Institutional Abandonment and a Warming Climate
Tomás Ayala leaps from the side of a small dinghy into the dark, rhythmic swell of the Caribbean Sea. His…
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Legislative Gridlock Deepens as Save Our Bacon Act Becomes Flashpoint in Federal Farm Bill Negotiations
The United States Congress is currently grappling with a significant legislative impasse that threatens the stability of the nation’s agricultural…
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Europe Braces for Record Breaking Summer as France and the Global Community Test Advanced Heat Resilience Strategies
As a relentless heat wave sweeps across the European continent, countries are finding themselves at the front lines of a…
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The Great Pivot: How the Death of the Green New Deal Network Birthed a Bipartisan Resistance Against AI Data Centers
The official dissolution of the Green New Deal Network on December 31, 2025, marked the quiet end of a political…
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Global Surge in Violence Against Environmental and Indigenous Defenders Persists Despite Landmark Legal Protections
The year 2025 emerged as a period of profound contradiction for the global human rights movement. While international tribunals and…
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From Manure Pits to Megawatts: The Rise of Biogas as a Power Source for Data Centers and Artificial Intelligence
At the Lent Hill Dairy Farm in Steuben County, New York, the landscape appears typical of modern industrial agriculture. Approximately…
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Harnessing the Great Lakes: Beaver Island Explores Wave Energy to Secure Power Independence
Beaver Island, an emerald expanse of forest and sand situated in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, is currently the…
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Chicago Launches Nation’s Largest Hyperlocal Air Quality Network to Combat Environmental Inequity and Climate-Driven Smog
As the midday sun glints off the glass facades of Chicago’s Loop, Serap Erdal, a professor of environmental and occupational…
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Bipartisan Resistance Halts Ocean Research Dismantling as Climate Monitoring Programs Face Uncertain Funding Future
In a significant reversal of federal science policy, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has halted the dismantling of a massive…
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Federal Government Pivots to Multi-Billion Dollar Infrastructure Strategy as Colorado River States Remain Deadlocked
The Colorado River, a 1,450-mile lifeline for 40 million people and nearly 6 million acres of agricultural land, is currently…
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