Scorching Premiums: Climate Costs Hit Insurance Markets

August 1, 2025

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans experience destructive and deadly weather disasters, from storms to floods to wildfires....

Biomimicry & Green Burial: Living and Dying with Nature in Mind

July 11, 2025

Nature can feel distant from our everyday lives. Maybe it’s a place we visit on the weekends, a getaway from the hustle and bustle, something...

Dead Heat: The Danger Of Home Power Shutoffs

June 20, 2025

Summer is here, temperatures are rising — and so are electric bills. That also means many Americans are facing a severely overlooked issue:...

Even Old Houses Can Learn New Elec-Tricks

January 17, 2025

If we include personal cars, along with appliances like water heaters, stoves and furnaces, more than 40 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions...

Unions You Wouldn't Expect Bargaining for Climate Action

August 9, 2024

Last year was the hottest in recorded history, and this summer, much of the United States has already experienced record-shattering heat waves....

Killer Heat: Confronting Disproportionate Impacts on Women and Girls

June 9, 2023

Extreme heat kills more people per year than any other climate disaster. It preys on the poor, exacerbates racial inequalities, and there is a...

Housing Density as a Climate Lever with Scott Wiener

February 24, 2023

The lack of affordable housing in the U.S. has contributed to a homelessness crisis and has forced people to move farther away from urban centers....

Green Buildings: Cooking Without Gas

December 9, 2022

As we move towards a fossil fuel-free future, it’s become common for homeowners to install solar panels to provide themselves with emission-free...

Turning Down the Heat: Decarbonizing Cement and Steel

July 22, 2022

Along with aviation, the construction industry is one of the hardest to decarbonize sectors in the global economy. Cement and steel production...

Electrify Everything

October 29, 2021

In the not-to-distant future, your entire home could be electric – from your stove to your water heater to the car you drive. And all of it...