My Columbia Journalism students are out reporting non-stop: working sources they've built over months, navigating the campus unlike any outsider, and adding much-needed context, humanity and depth to coverage.

If you're an editor looking to commission them, get in touch.

Today kicks of the The Boston Globe's annual Sustainability Week! I get to start it off by moderating a panel at noon today on Massachusetts' efforts to get buildings to net zero. You can register to watch this (or any of our events this week) here: sustainabilityweek2024.splashthat.com

6:30 am and there is a steady stream of traffic heading up to Sugarloaf Mountain for the eclipse. The early bird in our house says it’s been going on since at least 5 🙃

News out of Somerville, where Greentown Labs — the biggest climate incubator in North America — announced significant layoffs today. bostonglobe.com/2024/04/05/sci…

So much funding is going to climate communications, far far less to journalism. This is a REALLY good reason why more funding is needed for real independent journalism.

Do we really want oil companies to fill in news deserts?

.President Biden: “Journalism is not a crime, and Evan went to Russia to do his job as a reporter —risking his safety to shine the light of truth on Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine.” #IStandWithEvan

“We’re really looking for a way of bringing everyone in New England into this new industry, and especially the city of Boston,” said Ken Kimmell.

📰 Read Sabrina Shankman in today’s The Boston Globe: The City of Boston wants in on offshore wind

bostonglobe.com/2024/03/27/sci…

As the MA legislature gears up for a big debate over the future of third-party electric suppliers --ie, whether to ban or reform the industry-- Sabrina Shankman and I took a deep dive into the fight

We looked at the arguments, the stakes and, of course, the $$$ wbur.org/news/2024/03/2…

The City of Boston has entered an agreement with Avangrid to procure one turbine's worth offshore wind if its latest bid is green-lit. “Our goal with everything that we’re doing is to not just set policies, but also to walk the walk,' Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 said. bostonglobe.com/2024/03/27/sci…

What's behind all the dead whales that keep washing ashore? According to scientists who study whales, and the experts who necropsy them, it's not offshore wind. So why does the narrative of wind killing whales persist? I took a look here: bostonglobe.com/2024/03/25/sci…

The new tailpipe regulations issued by the EPA this week are expected to drive EV adoption nationally — but what about in Massachusetts, where (like a handful of states) we've already taken on super ambitious tailpipe standards? bostonglobe.com/2024/03/22/sci…

The boards where decisions like this are made get so little notice — but they're often where the battleground is.