Sarah Sax

New York

Writer, Reporter and Researcher at Freelance

Investigative journalist, writer, and researcher working at the intersection of climate change + human rights. Currently with @ClimateRights

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Articles

Prisoners and Activists Push Back on HALT Act Suspension in New York

3 weeks ago | jewishcurrents.org | Christopher Blackwell |Sarah Sax

On February 17th, as hundreds of prison guards across New York State abandoned their posts in a wildcat strike, Robert Williams, a 41-year-old incarcerated man in Eastern New York Correctional Facility in Ulster County, was stuck in his cell, trying to make sense of what was happening. Usually, guards would come by for count at 6:00 am, letting prisoners out for breakfast around 7.30. But now it was 12:00 pm, and they were still locked up.
Trump’s Trade War Could Turbocharge Deforestation in the Amazon

4 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Sarah Sax

Massive tariffs on China will drive up soybean production in Brazil at the rainforest’s expense. This past December, I was driving down the Trans-Amazonian Highway, near the city of Santarém, in northern Brazil, when the road disappeared into what I thought was fog. When I got out of the car, though, I realized that the haze was smoke, wafting thick and acrid from the burning forest. The week before, Santarém had registered at 581 on the air-quality index—among the worst ratings in the world.
Why Community Solar Is Key to the Clean Energy Transition

Dec 10, 2024 | businessandamerica.com | Sarah Sax |Andrew Johnson |Andrew Johnson

Solar growth has soared over the past few years. With new projects coming online this year, experts predict that U.S. solar power generation will grow 75% from 163 billion kilowatt hours in 2023 to 286 billion kWh in 2025. It has been an important part of the Biden Administration’s plan to eliminate fossil fuels as a form of energy generation by 2035.
Why Community Solar Is Key to the Clean Energy Transition

Dec 10, 2024 | time.com | Sarah Sax |Andrew Johnson |Joey Lautrup |Will Henshall

By Sarah Sax and Video by Andrew D. JohnsonDecember 10, 2024 12:40 PM ESTSolar growth has soared over the past few years. With new projects coming online this year, experts predict that U.S. solar power generation will grow 75% from 163 billion kilowatt hours in 2023 to 286 billion kWh in 2025. It has been an important part of the Biden Administration’s plan to eliminate fossil fuels as a form of energy generation by 2035.
Why Community Solar Is Key to the Clean Energy Transition

Dec 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sarah Sax

Solar growth has soared over the past few years. With new projects coming online this year, experts predict that U.S. solar power generation will grow 75% from 163 billion kilowatt hours in 2023 to 286 billion kWh in 2025. It has been an important part of the Biden Administration’s plan to eliminate fossil fuels as a form of energy generation by 2035.
First Nations Are On the Cusp of a Big Marine Conservation Win in Canada-and They Have Even Bigger Plans

Dec 2, 2024 | audubon.org | Sarah Sax

Binoculars glued to her face, Carrie Gray yells “Bear!” from the roof of a two-room plywood cabin perched on the edge of Ontario’s Hudson Bay. I drop my tent poles mid-setup and rush up a rickety ladder. From the vantage above the stunted spruce and willows, we spot the polar bear on a beach ridge a quarter-mile away. I take a grainy phone photo as it ambles across the sulfuric mudflats that emerge from the ebb tide. On the horizon, the ocean glitters like a mirage.
The Design Firm Making Net-Zero Buildings a Reality

Nov 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sarah Sax

This year, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Interior Business Center moved into a new office space in Denver. Building 48 is part of a sprawling complex of government service buildings, the largest concentration of federal agencies outside of Washington D.C. The building has been repurposed several times; it was previously a World War II munitions plant and most recently an aging National Archives and Records Administration warehouse.
The Design Firm Making Net-Zero Buildings a Reality

Nov 25, 2024 | time.com | Sarah Sax |Lisa Nho |Joey Lautrup |Will Henshall

By Sarah Sax and Video by Lisa NhoNovember 25, 2024 9:18 AM ESTThis year, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Interior Business Center moved into a new office space in Denver.
From Scooters to Microtransit, Cities Are Embracing Alternatives to Short Car Trips

Sep 24, 2024 | keeptahoeblue.org | Sarah Sax

Almost 70% of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas by 2050. Finding a way for people to get around those cities while tackling emissions presents a conundrum: Transportation accounts for a third of greenhouse gas emissions in cities and public transport is integral to achieving decarbonization goals. So far, worldwide have committed to halving their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to comply with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
How the Cement Industry Is Creating Carbon-Negative Building Materials

Sep 23, 2024 | msn.com | Sarah Sax

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