Stories of Chester Island
By Peggy Wilkinson, Coastal Warden, Audubon Texas As construction of the Matagorda Ship Channel began back in 1962 to allow ocean-going vessels to travel from the Gulf of Mexico into Matagorda...
For the First Time, Scientists Can Track the Roseate Tern’s Migratory Routes
The sun is just starting to set off the tip of Galinhos, a peninsula in northeast Brazil, and Rafael Revorêdo is holding a beer koozie as he sits in a folding chair with legs that have sunk deep...
Scientists Can Now Track the Roseate Tern’s Migration—and Identify Dangers Along the Way
The sun is just starting to set off the tip of Galinhos, a peninsula in northeast Brazil, and Rafael Revorêdo is holding a beer koozie as he sits in a folding chair with legs that have sunk deep...
Scientists Can Now Track the Roseate Tern’s Migration—and Identify Dangers Along the Way
The sun is just starting to set off the tip of Galinhos, a peninsula in northeast Brazil, and Rafael Revorêdo is holding a beer koozie as he sits in a folding chair with legs that have sunk deep...
The Exploding Scope of the Military-Industrial Complex
Members of both major political parties have begun to question ballooning defense expenditures, which have almost tripled since the 1990s.
Louisiana Regulators Try to Shut Public Out of Data Center Policymaking—Again
On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, Louisiana’s main utility regulatory agency, the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC), will vote on whether it should: The first option, proposed by Commissioner Davante Lewis, is a reasonable path forward for allowing the public to weigh in on this new challenge of data center load growth, which has significant implications
Illinois Passed New Clean Energy Legislation—What to Look for in 2026
Illinois clean energy advocates are justifiably still giddy over the state legislature’s passage of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA, or surge-ah as we call it). The wide-ranging legislation contains several energy policy updates to help Illinois achieve its clean electricity goals and meet the moment of rising electricity costs and federal policy
5 Reasons Trump’s Fuel-Economy Standards Rollback Is a White Elephant Gift No One Wants
Are American consumers ready to be bilked out of their hard-earned money again?
The Trump Administration’s Assault on Vaccines Endangers Us All
As the calendar year comes to an end, the Trump administration continues its campaign against science. Since January 20th, 2025, there have been 536 attacks on science—actions, decisions, and policies that sideline, undermine, or ignore the best available science in federal policy and decision-making. This is an undeniable pattern, an onslaught on science that follows
2025 Energy Year in Review: Solar and Storage Shine Through, Despite It All
To claim that 2025 in the United States has been one for the history books may be the understatement of the year. So many unprecedented things have happened, that historians will have no shortage of harrowing lessons to be learned from this era. In the clean energy space, the Trump administration launched attack after attack
Tufted Puffins Are Vanishing Across the Pacific Northwest—Can an Ambitious New Effort Save Them?
On a misty August morning in Cannon Beach, Oregon, Rebecca McGoldrick’s neon-yellow boots gleam like little lighthouses on the wet sand. Her attention is riveted to a tripod-mounted camera with a...
Tufted Puffins Are Vanishing Across the Pacific Northwest—Can an Ambitious New Effort Save Them?
On a misty August morning in Cannon Beach, Oregon, Rebecca McGoldrick’s neon-yellow boots gleam like little lighthouses on the wet sand. Her attention is riveted to a tripod-mounted camera with a...