USDA wants farmers to focus on soil health and producing more nutritious food. To that end, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, along with Robert “F” Kennedy Jr., Health Secretary, and Doctor Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator, announced a $700 million pilot program aimed at supporting regenerative farming. USDA says the Regenerative Pilot Program’s goal...
Permitting reform is critical to meeting our AI moon shot
With all the talk of incredible energy demand projections for the next few years, it’s easy to brush them off as hype. In fact, it’s hard to keep up. Every time we hear a new projection, it’s higher than the last. Just last week, Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright said we’re going to need...
Idaho Expands Shared Stewardship for Forest Health
Idaho and the U.S. Forest Service have signed an expanded Shared Stewardship agreement designed to increase active management, accelerate restoration, and reduce wildfire riskacross the state’s federal, state, and private forestlands. The renewed framework deepens the 2018 agreement and sets a target of reaching 100 million board feet of sustainable annual timber output within five years, doubling...
State bill would give tax credits to new nuclear power plants in Wisconsin
A bill in the Wisconsin Legislature aims to incentivize the development of new nuclear power plants through state tax credits and would make nuclear power a high-priority energy source. Under the bill, new nuclear plants coming online in 2030 or later would be able to qualify for tax credits based on their energy generation. The bill...
Trump administration to direct more water to California farms
The Trump administration is making good on a promise to send more water to California farmers in the state’s crop-rich Central Valley. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on Thursday announced a new plan for operating the Central Valley Project, a vast system of pumps, dams and canals that direct water southward from the state’s wetter north....
Vulcan Energy Resources to Proceed With German Lithium Project
Vulcan Energy Resources will proceed with its lithium and renewable energy project in Germany after securing a finance package to fund the initial phase of development. The company said Wednesday that it has secured a 2.2 billion-euro ($2.56 billion) package from government agencies and banks for the construction of phase 1 of the Lionheart project in...
America Needs an Ocean Innovation Agenda
The ocean is the largest and most consequential ecosystem on Earth. It regulates the climate, absorbs 30 percent of annual carbon emissions, supports millions of species, and drives economic activity through fisheries, trade, shipping, and tourism. Modern life depends on a functioning, healthy ocean.
FAST fusion project completes conceptual design
Starlight Engine (SLE) and Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) have completed the conceptual design for Japan’s privately-led FAST (Fusion by Advanced Superconducting Tokamak) power demonstration plant, reaching the project’s first major milestone one year after its launch in November 2024. The partners have released a Conceptual Design Report (CDR) that sets out FAST’s objectives, required performance, system configuration, feasibility,...
From Sci-Fi to Strategy: Why Governments Are Betting on Space-Based Solar Power
The future of clean energy may be out of this world—literally.
Researchers around the globe are racing to turn space-based solar power, an idea once dismissed as science fiction, into a practical tool for delivering constant, carbon-free electricity back to Earth.
Shell and Natrx Partner on Scalable Coastal Protection
Shell is spotlighting Louisiana-based startup Natrx in a recent video feature, highlighting a growing partnership focused on protecting coastlines through scalable, nature-based infrastructure. The collaboration underscores how large energy companies and climate tech innovators can accelerate solutions to the increasing risks posed by rising seas and stronger storms. At the core of Natrx’s approach is a modular...









