The Exploding Scope of the Military-Industrial Complex
Members of both major political parties have begun to question ballooning defense expenditures, which have almost tripled since the 1990s.
Louisiana Regulators Try to Shut Public Out of Data Center Policymaking—Again
On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, Louisiana’s main utility regulatory agency, the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC), will vote on whether it should: The first option, proposed by Commissioner Davante Lewis, is a reasonable path forward for allowing the public to weigh in on this new challenge of data center load growth, which has significant implications
Illinois Passed New Clean Energy Legislation—What to Look for in 2026
Illinois clean energy advocates are justifiably still giddy over the state legislature’s passage of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA, or surge-ah as we call it). The wide-ranging legislation contains several energy policy updates to help Illinois achieve its clean electricity goals and meet the moment of rising electricity costs and federal policy
The Trump Administration’s Assault on Vaccines Endangers Us All
As the calendar year comes to an end, the Trump administration continues its campaign against science. Since January 20th, 2025, there have been 536 attacks on science—actions, decisions, and policies that sideline, undermine, or ignore the best available science in federal policy and decision-making. This is an undeniable pattern, an onslaught on science that follows
2025 Energy Year in Review: Solar and Storage Shine Through, Despite It All
To claim that 2025 in the United States has been one for the history books may be the understatement of the year. So many unprecedented things have happened, that historians will have no shortage of harrowing lessons to be learned from this era. In the clean energy space, the Trump administration launched attack after attack
Tufted Puffins Are Vanishing Across the Pacific Northwest—Can an Ambitious New Effort Save Them?
On a misty August morning in Cannon Beach, Oregon, Rebecca McGoldrick’s neon-yellow boots gleam like little lighthouses on the wet sand. Her attention is riveted to a tripod-mounted camera with a...
Tufted Puffins Are Vanishing Across the Pacific Northwest—Can an Ambitious New Effort Save Them?
On a misty August morning in Cannon Beach, Oregon, Rebecca McGoldrick’s neon-yellow boots gleam like little lighthouses on the wet sand. Her attention is riveted to a tripod-mounted camera with a...
California’s Geospatial Science in Action
What does geospatial science look like at Audubon California in 2025? It starts at the Salton Sea, where our science is helping move roughly 2,000 acres of wetland habitat toward restoration...
California’s Geospatial Science in Action
What does geospatial science look like at Audubon California in 2025? It starts at the Salton Sea, where our science is helping move roughly 2,000 acres of wetland habitat toward restoration...
Dead Trees Support a Bounty of Birdlife, but Preserving Them Isn’t Always Clear Cut
When Mark Benedict and his wife, Mary Shaw, moved in 2017 to Salmon Prairie, Montana, a remote enclave about two hours north of Missoula, they felt like they had won the retirement lottery. Their...
Dead Trees Support a Bounty of Birdlife, but Preserving Them Isn’t Always Clear Cut
When Mark Benedict and his wife, Mary Shaw, moved in 2017 to Salmon Prairie, Montana, a remote enclave about two hours north of Missoula, they felt like they had won the retirement lottery. Their...
History of the Land
by Dylan Jordan, Texas Leaders in Conservation Intern The land where Trinity River Audubon Center is located has a storied past and inspiring future. It has transformed in many ways, for better...