In the Heart of the Permian Basin, a Fragile River Struggles Against Aridification and Oilfield Pressures
On a warm afternoon in early May, Charlie Barrett parked his pickup truck in a gravel pullout along a county road just a few hundred feet from the winding Black…
A Beautiful River in the Middle of a Hellscape: The Growing Crisis Along the Pecos
It is an early May afternoon in southern New Mexico, and Charlie Barrett has parked his pickup truck in a gravel pullout along a county road just a few hundred…
A Beautiful River in the Middle of a Hellscape: The Growing Clash Between Water, Wildlife, and Fossil Fuels in New Mexico’s Permian Basin
It is an early May afternoon in southern New Mexico, just a mile from where the Black River empties into the Pecos River. Charlie Barrett has parked his pickup truck…
Ethiopia’s Massive Green Legacy Initiative Breathes New Life Into Degraded Landscapes and Farms
Niku Argane’s farm sits on a steep hillside in central Ethiopia’s semi-mountainous Gurage Zone, where years of unrelenting flooding have carved deep gullies through the earth. Soil that once produced…
Ethiopia’s Massive Green Legacy Initiative Seeks to Reverse Decades of Land Degradation and Climate Vulnerability
Niku Argane’s farm sits on a steep hillside in central Ethiopia’s semi-mountainous Gurage Zone, where years of relentless flooding have carved deep, jagged gullies through the land. Soil that once…
Waiting Out the Storm: Louisiana’s Offshore Wind Industry Pauses and Prepares for 2029
Louisiana’s offshore wind industry has one specific date firmly circled on the calendar: January 21, 2029. That date marks the first day after President Donald Trump is constitutionally scheduled to…
Waiting Out the Clock: Louisiana’s Offshore Wind Industry Pauses and Pivots Amid Federal Crackdown
Louisiana’s offshore wind energy sector has a single, definitive date circled on calendars across the state: January 21, 2029. That date marks the first day after President Donald Trump is…
Waiting Out the Wind Down: Louisiana’s Offshore Energy Sector Shifts Strategy Under Federal Restrictions
NEW ORLEANS — In the boardrooms, shipyards, and engineering offices of Louisiana, a singular date is currently circled on the calendar: January 21, 2029. That marks the first day following…
A House Divided: Inside the Bitter Climate Movement Civil War Over Bipartisan Permitting Reform
Solving the global climate crisis has always demanded a dual approach: aggressively halting the extraction and burning of fossil fuels while simultaneously building out a massive network of clean energy…
A House Divided: The Bipartisan Permitting Bill Sparks a Civil War Within the American Climate Movement
To solve the escalating crisis of climate change, conventional wisdom dictates that humanity must fundamentally achieve two distinct objectives: stop burning fossil fuels and rapidly build clean energy infrastructure to…