Federal mineral leasing progresses, but the auction does not establish commercially viable seabed mining. Lease figures: October 2026 Marine Minerals Administration Final Leasing Notice; commercial assessment: Barnard–Trytten (2025).
American Samoa’s seabed auction advances mineral leasing. The technical and economic case for a profitable mining industry remains highly unfavorable.
This analysis of eight residential programs shows that, if properly implemented, cities can use a new organics collection program to build a more efficient, resilient, and sustainable solid waste system. Coauthored with Raftelis Residential curbside organics collection is expanding across the United States as states and local governments seek to … [continued]
I wrote the other day about a top reason US voters said they voted for Democrats in such large numbers — corruption in the Trump household, Trump administration, and Republican Party. It was surprising to me that this showed up as the biggest factor for so many people … even … [continued]
Europe’s industrial future depends on production processes, electricity and trade. The resulting hydrogen requirements should guide infrastructure investment. Illustration: TFIE Strategy Briefing.
Europe is revising hydrogen policy. Industrial products and paying customers should determine hydrogen demand before new pipelines receive support.
Democrats Must Fight to Fix Draft Legislation Washington, DC — Following Monday’s vote to open debate on the legislation, a number of Senate Democrats called for an amendment process to fix the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026.” However, on November 11th, Republicans began the process to jam … [continued]
This research brief highlights lessons from Nevada’s workplace heat standard. Coauthored with Barrak Alahmad and Yazan Alwadi, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Most U.S. states lack formal workplace standards for dangerous heat. This long-standing gap puts millions of working people at risk every year, especially as climate change … [continued]
The Netherlands is revising expected hydrogen demand while the policies and infrastructure built around the earlier forecast remain. Illustration: TFIE Strategy Briefing.
The Netherlands awarded €783.5 million to seven major electrolysis projects in 2022. Four have since been cancelled, none operates, and another subsidy round is being prepared.
NRDC is pushing to expand clean energy development in ways that strengthen communities, protect nature, and deliver lasting economic benefits. America needs to build clean energy faster—and build it right. Meeting the climate challenge means roughly quadrupling U.S. clean electricity generation and transmission capacity by 2040 while electrifying vehicles, buildings, … [continued]
Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, it has taken or proposed at least 580 actions that directly threaten the environment, climate, and human health. NRDC is tracking the mounting hazard and harm. As soon as the second Trump administration took office in January 2025, we witnessed an … [continued]
By Atharva Shinde Most Western clean-energy reporting takes a very specific picture of home charging for granted. You pull into a private driveway, plug into an attached garage wall-box, and pull cheap power while you sleep. That reality does not exist for most urban drivers in India. Data from Kazam … [continued]
