Environmental Innovation|September 10, 2025
The Global Methane Hub has announced Time2Graze, a collaboration of 35 partners in Latin America and Africa to build satellite-based tools that help farmers time grazing to pasture quality — with the goal of improving animal nutrition, boosting productivity, and lowering methane from digestion.
Data Science Education|September 10, 2025
Today’s students live in a data-rich world, but most classrooms haven’t kept pace. The K-12 Data Literacy and Data Science Learning Progressions offer a clear, research-based roadmap for building data skills from early grades through high school. Developed through a nationwide, multi-year collaboration with educators, researchers, and policy leaders, they outline key expectations in data literacy, data science, and AI — equipping educators to create engaging, future-ready learning experiences.
Medical Research & Talent|September 8, 2025
In this TED Talk, Dr. David Fajgenbaum shares how nearly dying led him to discover his own cure and launch Every Cure, a nonprofit dedicated to repurposing existing FDA-approved drugs to treat countless diseases. His journey from patient to pioneer shows how lifesaving solutions may already be within reach.
Environmental Innovation|August 26, 2025
Leaks from oil and gas equipment don’t just release methane — they can also spew hazardous air pollutants that largely go untracked. PSE Healthy Energy’s new Methane Risk Map links methane leak events to modeled hazardous air pollution, helping communities and decision-makers visualize associated health risks.
Early Childhood Development|July 31, 2025
Kidsights Data is breaking new ground by tracking child development from birth to age five at a population level across U.S. communities, cities, and states. The data offers rare insight into how early experiences shape lifelong success — and how policies and investments can better support children and families.
Environmental Innovation|July 21, 2025
In CleanTechnica, Michael Barnard reports on the loss of MethaneSAT, a satellite designed to track methane leaks globally. While the setback drew disappointment, Barnard notes that a wide network of satellites and advanced data tools continue to ensure emissions remain under close watch.
Environmental Innovation|July 17, 2025
Writing for EDF+Business, Ismael Hernandez Rivera and Suzanne Brady explain how investor pressure helped shape the EU’s pioneering methane regulation. They argue that continued investor engagement is critical to ensure the law’s strong implementation and to counter efforts to weaken it.
Collaborative Philanthropy|July 17, 2025
Valhalla Foundation is excited to support the launch of NextLadder Ventures, an initiative that will pair deep community insight with breakthrough technology to expand economic opportunity for low-income individuals and families. Launched in collaboration with the Gates Foundation, Ballmer Group, Stand Together, and Overdeck Family Foundation, NextLadder will invest in AI-powered, community-informed solutions that help individuals navigate pivotal life transitions such as job loss, housing insecurity, and health challenges
Environmental Innovation|July 15, 2025
In a feature for the World Economic Forum, Fred Krupp of the Environmental Defense Fund reflects on the MethaneSAT project and its bold attempt to monitor methane from space. Despite the satellite’s early failure, he emphasizes the need for ambitious, risk-taking solutions to cut emissions quickly.
Environmental Innovation|July 2, 2025
Environmental Defense Fund’s Shanti Menon reports that MethaneSAT has been declared unrecoverable after losing contact. Even so, data already collected will be released, and EDF plans to continue advancing methane reduction through aircraft monitoring, partnerships, and global policy efforts.