In late 2025, I had the chance to visit something remarkably unremarkable: a carbon capture demonstration project outside San Francisco. Housed inside a very typical looking power generation facility was … Read more
Sarah Kallgren
New Research, Same Findings: Clean Energy Needs Community Engagement
If we want to fight climate change we need to deploy clean energy to meet increasing energy demands while decreasing the rate of carbon emissions. But how can we do … Read more
From DC to Louisiana: Carbon Removal Justice Fellows Return to NWF
On July 25th 2025, after eight panel discussions, two congressional meetings, three site visits, and two field trips the second cohort of the National Wildlife Federation and American University’s Carbon … Read more
Sustainable Aviation Fuels: How Do They Fit into Our Climate Goals?
When you think of greenhouse gas emissions, what sources do you think of? The energy sector, cars, and airplanes might be some of the industries that come to mind first. … Read more
Community Benefits Plans: Where do they stand now?
On Martha’s Vineyard, where the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project was being planned, a local nonprofit advocated for community consultation about the project, local employment opportunities, and opportunities for power … Read more
What is Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal?
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is excited to share a new resource on a technology that has the potential to help us in our fight against climate change. This technology … Read more
From Climate Anxiety to Climate Action: The Impacts of Climate Change on Youth
What is Climate Anxiety? Climate anxiety refers to the emotional and psychological distress that comes from heightened concern about the effects of climate change and is rooted in an uncertainty … Read more
Removing Carbon Emissions from the Air
Direct Air Capture (DAC) is a climate tool that removes carbon dioxide from the ambient air. Since our natural carbon sinks like forests and oceans are overwhelmed, excess emissions have … Read more
The Importance of Environmental Monitoring
On a sunny February afternoon, NWF’s senior industrial policy specialist, Dr. Simone H. Stewart, and I drove down a winding Louisiana road that led to a boathouse on Pass Manchac, … Read more
Communities Should Have a Say in Energy Projects
Upon the passing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, the Department of Energy (DOE) received an unprecedented amount of funding, $97 billion, for federal investments in … Read more
