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William Schlesinger
May 7, 2025 William Schlesingerbiodiversity, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty

Endangering endangered species

When it comes to endangered species, habitat is everything.

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

Frustrations and Future Plans for Federal Disaster Response 

By Alba Uriarte Jimenez | US Environmental Policy Student Climate-related natural disasters have increased in frequency and severity over the last 30 years, endangering human life and inflicting economic costs. An average of 22 climate-relatedContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

The Farm Bill, Crucial Support for Farmers and Consumers, in Jeopardy

By Hudson Stolz | US Environmental Policy Student When most people hear about the “Farm Bill,” they might think the multi-year law only benefits farmers, but that is far from the truth. While it servesContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

Accelerating Dam Removal in the United States

By Anna Spitzer | US Environmental Policy Student Dams in the United States are an increasingly aging infrastructure class and are omnipresent throughout the nation. There are almost 100,000 dams large enough to be includedContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

The Missing Catalyst for Sustainable Investing: Smarter Policy

By Neha Soman | US Environmental Policy Student Climate change is a multi-pronged issue that affects essentially every sector of the economy, every country, and every individual. There are endless solutions that our governments, companies,Continue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

Green Tech’s Impact on the Global South: Achieving Sustainability from the Start

By Cassidy Rose | US Environmental Policy Student Nations are shifting away from traditional coal and oil. Science makes clear the negative impacts that emissions have on the environment, and as we race to slowContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

The Unequal Burden of PFAS: Protecting Vulnerable Communities Through Targeted Action

By Rory Reedy-Solano | US Environmental Policy Student Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have recently come under intense criticism from scientists, policymakers, and the public alike, due to concerns around their environmental persistence and impactContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

Why California’s Groundwater Reform is Moving Slowly

By Andrew Park | US Environmental Policy Student California adopted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in 2014, promising that every aquifer would reach sustainability by 2040 and that the less‑stressed basins would do so by 2042. A decadeContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

Rewilding as a New Tool for U.S. Conservation Policy

By Ludlow Morris | US Environmental Policy Student As the climate crisis intensifies and human destruction of natural ecosystems continues to shape the modern world, we must look at different strategies to repair the naturalContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

Why the US should adopt a National Emissions Trading System?

By Francesca Morland | US Environmental Policy Student To ensure long-term economic stability, countries must de-risk their economies from the threat of climate change. This requires large-scale decarbonisation[1]. For the US, achieving energy and economicContinue reading

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