Born and raised in The Sunshine State, Aliyah’s upbringing instilled an appreciation for her community and using the skills that she’s able to be a catalyst of positive change. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida where she focused her educational career on the environmental and non-profit sectors. When she’s not at the foundation, Aliyah is typically looking for an excuse to go to Lake Travis, host a dinner for friends, or buy tickets to the next country concert in Austin.
Texas is America’s manufacturing and energy export powerhouse. If the Trump administration envisions a true American energy renaissance on the horizon, Texas must lead. But before Texas can lead, it must get its own grid in order. Decades of federal and state subsidies—the latter now thankfully dead—have powered an overinvestment in periodic wind and solar...
In Johnson County, Texas, ranchers are facing sickened family members and dying cattle—not from nature, but from man-made chemicals. Tony Coleman and James Farmer, two local ranchers, noticed rancid odors from their neighbor’s property— stemming from the large, conspicuous piles of smoking fertilizer. Then when heavy rain poured down, the runoff flowed into Coleman’s and...
Farmers slowly dig up their losses and face the unsettling reality that their parched dams, once a reliable water supply for irrigation, will not be replenished. These hardworking, multi-generational Texas farmers are no strangers to the ebbs and flows of the seasons. But when a crop that the Rio Grande Valley has depended on for...
The temperatures are dropping in Texas—and so is our ability to rely on wind and solar. A power plant closure in East Texas could make things worse. Fresh off a grid-straining summer, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is preparing for potential energy emergencies this winter with an expensive plan to secure additional power...
It’s kind of like gaslighting—without the fossil fuel. Panic attacks, irritability, and loss of appetite-these are common symptoms experienced by those coping with “climate anxiety,” we’re told. An influx of media regarding climate-aware therapy, addressing climate change on the first date, and even how to cope with the overwhelming sense of hopelessness for the future...
Along the coast of Rhode Island, a 10-story steel tube is being hauled on the first trip to the construction site. A ship hauls a monopile, weighing more than 700 tons, 15 miles offshore. The massive metal structure is hammered into the seabed with the assistance of a jack plate barge. The ship then returns...