When it comes to supporting political action around climate change, that reality is particularly stark. Analysis of a series of surveys of American adults spanning three years recently found a marked ...

September 19, 2014 — Think liberals and environmental hipsters are leading the way on carbon pricing? Think again. According to a report just published by nonprofit environmental information ...

Innovative food systems such as agroecology can become the norm if we weave a web of legitimacy from science, politics, society and values.

Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment.

Communities face a tricky dilemma as climate changes: How to prepare for impacts without scaring away homeowners and investors and setting off a damaging economic spiral.

With Covid-19 upending conventional sources of conservation funding — particularly with tourism dollars dramatically decreased — conservationists are rethinking how to fund their work.

Between flight shaming and a global pandemic, destinations that depend on travelers to protect ecosystems are finding themselves with fewer resources to do so.

Wonky as it sounds, the social cost of carbon holds the key to crafting policies that avoid harm from greenhouse gas emissions.

The “rule curve” within the water control manual that governs how water storage is managed at Lake Mendocino shows the present requirement for firm storage targets depending on the calendar. Some ...

California's drought underscores the need to improve how the state — and the rest of us — divvy up a resource in demand.

Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment.

Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment.