This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan calls for a major investment in EVs and electrified transit, with a focus on what a senior administration official described as “infrastructure for the future.” But the labor groups…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The clean energy sector shed around 307,000 jobs last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to research released Monday by advocacy group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), with the sector now employing around 3…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Renewable energy’s rapid growth is accelerating a national shift to a carbon-free electric power system. So far 17 states plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have adopted laws or executive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many kinds of extreme events can disrupt electricity service, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, extreme heat, extreme cold and extended droughts. Major disasters can leave thousands of people in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Millions of gallons of water laced with fertilizer ingredients are being pumped into Florida’s Tampa Bay from a leaking reservoir at an abandoned phosphate plant at Piney Point. As the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To avert the worst effects of climate change, global greenhouse gas emissions should fall at faster rates than they have risen for over a century. Economies must essentially turn on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On April 13, 2021, the ICLEI World Congress will host a session featuring innovative leaders from across the world on sustainability, equity, and issues citizens care about on a personal and global…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ninety-five local governments across 33 states procured 3,638 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy generation capacity in 2020 through 143 deals, the largest amount of capacity ever added in one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At first glance, waves have the makings of an ideal renewable energy source. They’re predictable, constant, and tremendously powerful. Their energy potential is astonishing — researchers estimate that waves off…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Investing in solar energy will require expansion over land. Like windmills, solar panels need space, creating what has been dubbed “energy sprawl.” Even as a fraction of the U.S. energy portfolio,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine tackles a controversial question: Is solar geoengineering – an approach designed to cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The blindingly-white salt flats of Kutch have one of the most inhospitable terrains in India. Yet, the Agariya (Salt-pan Workers in Little Rann of Kutch) community migrates there for six…