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
Clean Energy
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
Data Centers Are Stress-Testing the Grid: Communities and Wildlife are Feeling the Pressure
Data centers are expected to make up nearly half of U.S. electricity demand growth by 2030. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital services expand rapidly, the U.S. is confronting a … Read more
Defunding the Future: Plan to Lower Emissions Loses Federal Support
Look outside and you’ll see the building blocks of modern society—our sidewalks, streets, hospitals, and homes are made using a variety of materials, including cement. In fact, concrete—made using cement—is … Read more
Can Clean Energy Infrastructure Co-exist with People and Wildlife?
Climate change is now the most pervasive threat for species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and is predicted to lead to extinction of up to … Read more
Wins for Offshore Wind: NY et. al. v. Trump et. al.
On December 8, 2025, Judge Patti B. Saris of the District of Massachusetts, issued a powerful and resounding decision affirming law, science, and national energy interests. Judge Saris struck down … Read more
Seeing the South Fork Wind Farm
On a brisk yet sunny morning in late November, the National Wildlife Federation’s Offshore Wind Energy Program brought 70 local environmental advocates and community members from the New England area … Read more
Defunding the Future: Inside Federal Cuts to Tribal Energy Sovereignty
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
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
