In the far north of California, the Hoopa Valley Tribe is tucked among steep forested mountains and the winding Trinity River. This land has been home to the Hoopa for … Read more
Portia Bharath’s Archive
When the Smoke Clears: The Health and Environmental Toll of Refinery Explosions
The Chevron refinery explosion in El Segundo California on October 2nd, 2025 could have been a deadly disaster, and it raised serious concerns about public safety and environmental justice. Though … Read more
Data Centers 101
Data centers are changing the landscape of energy production and consumption in the United States. Increased development of data centers present complex and urgent climate and justice issues: including impacts … Read more
WindScape Brooklyn Teaches New Yorkers About Offshore Wind
From the floor-to-ceiling windows of WindScape Brooklyn, New York’s first offshore wind community learning center, visitors have a front-row seat to watch the city’s clean energy industry take shape. The … Read more
A Quest for the Elusive and the Common: Birding in Wild Florida
Birding is indeed a fascinating endeavor. One can simply observe birds in their backyard… or they can search to the ends of the Earth. Birders can range from almost deity-like … Read more
EPA Should Put Communities First, AI Data Servers Second
The Trump administration has pitched a quick Executive Order fix for America’s AI build-out: put new data centers on Brownfield and Superfund properties where pollution remains contained, not removed, and … Read more
Meet the Marvelous Marvels: A Celebration of 10 Exceptional Monarch Heroes Teachers
Join National Wildlife Federation in celebrating 10 teachers whose innovation, commitment, and leadership over the years has defined them as iconic Monarch Heroes on their campus and in their community. … Read more
Snowy Egrets, River Paddlers, and Clean Water Won in Texas
On election day, Texas voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 4, a constitutional amendment that dedicates $1 billion annually of existing sales tax revenues to upgrade deteriorating water and wastewater systems, reduce … Read more
Why Monarchs Need Mayors: Celebrating 5 Monarch Butterfly Advocates
Ten years ago, the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge program envisioned a future that had mayors and local governments at the forefront of monarch conservation. Since then, 2,300 pledges have been taken … Read more
America’s Grasslands Conference: Grasslands Across Generations
The 2025 America’s Grasslands Conference theme was Grasslands Across Generations, highlighting the changes in our grassland landscape over time and the future of grassland conservation hosted in collaboration with the … Read more
