Vineyard Wind
The Departments of the Interior and Commerce announced the approval of the construction and operation of the first large-scale, offshore wind project in the United...
What Covid and Climate Really Had in Common Was Climate Denial
As we have often lamented at Hot Take, climate coverage fell off a cliff when Covid first took hold in the U.S.. At the same...
AgLines: Nebraska Farm Bureau joins Food, Agriculture Climate Alliance
The Nebraska Farm Bureau Board of Directors voted recently to join the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance. The group consists of organizations representing a cross-section...
Climate Change and U.S. Financial Regulators: Overview and Recent Actions
Under the Biden Administration,financial regulators have announced a range of new measuresto address financial risks associated with climate change. The Department of the Treasury, theSecurities...
Our Biggest Source of Clean Energy Is on the Line. We Have a Short Window to Save It.
We’ve reached a critical juncture in America’s nuclear energy future. Put differently, we’re in make-or-break territory for reaching net-zero by 2050. That’s because nuclear still...
Ditching meat isn’t the answer for climate change. Better farming is.
Suddenly, meat is out in the high-end food world. Eleven Madison Park, a New York City restaurant with three Michelin stars, recently announced that when it...
“A generational historic struggle to regain our water”
Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment.
Zug Island: Reflections on an industrial icon in President Biden’s utopian future
Reading Time: 4 minutes An “idled” steel mill hangs by a thread as President Biden bets big on his futuristic infrastructure plan We’re in a...