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January 4, 2022
Who is leading the fight for inclusion in the climate change debate? (Spanish-language)
ESI's Marcela Angel spoke to Forbes Colombia about our natural climate solutions program, which works with afro-descendant communities in Latin America to co-produce climate adaptation and mitigation solutions.
December 2, 2021
Scientists and musicians tackle climate change together
ESI hosted a discussion at MIT exploring ways the music industry can help in the battle to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
November 27, 2021
Trouble in the wind: Offshore turbine farms complicate fishing, shrimping
Shrimpers see obstacles that will make their jobs tougher, more dangerous; regulators vow to listen. By ESI journalism fellow Tristan Baurick. Photo: Chris Granger
November 26, 2021
America’s first offshore wind farm cut power bills, draws tourists
Off Rhode Island's coast, the air’s cleaner and the fishing’s better, too. By ESI journalism fellow Tristan Baurick. Photo: Chris Granger
November 24, 2021
Louisiana sent a ‘strong signal’ to offshore wind developers, but is it enough?
New Orleans' commitment to renewable energy caught the eye of a growing industry. By ESI journalism fellow Tristan Baurick. Photo: Michael Dwyer, AP
November 24, 2021
The Gulf of Mexico is poised for a wind energy boom. ‘The only question is when.’
Study sees potential for 510,000 megawatts, double current needs of all five Gulf states. By ESI journalism fellow Tristan Baurick. Photo: Chris Granger
November 24, 2021
Louisiana oil workers built first U.S. offshore wind farm on East Coast. Can they do it on Gulf Coast?
Turbines could start sprouting in waters off Louisiana and Texas within the decade. By ESI journalism fellow Tristan Baurick. Photo: Chris Granger
November 17, 2021
At UN climate change conference, trying to “keep 1.5 alive”
A delegation from MIT, including several members of ESI, traveled to Glasgow for COP26, where international negotiators sought to keep global climate goals on track.
November 2, 2021
Gillette, Campbell County plan for post-coal economy
Wyoming, the ‘Energy Capital of the Nation,’ looks to events, sports, carbon tech to offset diminishing fossil fuels industries. By ESI Journalism Fellow Dustin Bleizeffer. Photo: Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile
November 2, 2021
Wyoming residents observe a changing climate and quality of life
Extreme conditions feel like the continuation of a shift in climate patterns residents have observed over their lifetimes, they say. By ESI Journalism Fellow Dustin Bleizeffer. Photo: Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile
November 2, 2021
Wyoming climate data holds ominous clues about life, economy
A breakdown of the uneven impacts of climate change across Wyoming by ESI Journalism Fellow Dustin Bleizeffer. Photo: Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile
October 29, 2021
Decades of legal battles over pollution by industrial hog farms haven’t changed much for eastern NC residents burdened by environmental racism
Courts agree that the people who live near the industrial hog farms in Bladen, Duplin and Sampson counties continue to suffer environmental harms, but state and local laws make it increasingly difficult to get justice. By ESI Journalism Fellow Melba Newsome.