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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

The Climate Emergency Act of 2021 by Hank Tsekerides

Earlier this year, Congress introduced a piece of legislation that would mandate the declaration of a climate emergency in the United States. The Climate Emergency Act of 2021 would require president Biden to utilize theContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

Bike: for Your Earth, Health, and Community by Jessica Zhao

Growing up in a suburban town, I serpentined through my neighborhood streets every day after school. I also studied abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark and relied solely on public transportation and my bicycle, as it trulyContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 19, 2021 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

Save the Pollinators by Kayla Marr

The earth and its residents need pollinators to survive! Pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, bats, birds, and small mammals, play an important role in food production and sustaining the natural world. However, many pollinator populationsContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

CAFO’s Leading to Environmental Injustice in Our Backyard by Jack Rosenthal

Right in our backyard, 10 billion gallons of hog waste is being stored in massive ‘lagoons’ while the excess is being sprayed onto local fields.[1] North Carolina is among the top five states operating ConcentratedContinue reading

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Bill Schlesinger
April 12, 2021 Bill Schlesingerfaculty, marine studies, oceans

Ocean Acidification

The rising carbon dioxide content of Earth’s atmosphere will take an increasing toll on the shellfish and corals of the seas.

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

LA River: A Concrete Basin with Opportunity for More by Dejanae Davis

With concrete walls, a slow stream, and visibly polluted water, the Los Angeles River looks like anything but a river. In fact, I grew up close to part of the LA River, yet it wasContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

The Second Great Railroad Revolution by Aidan Floyd

With the COVID-19 stimulus package behind us, President Joseph R. Biden and his team will soon turn to the next greatest promise of his election campaign: repairing and innovating the crumbling infrastructure of United StatesContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 5, 2021 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

Resiliency at Scale: Using Hydrogen to Solve Clean Energy Storage by Satchel Kostelnik

The largest challenge that we face in shifting towards clean power is resiliency: how do we meet energy demand at all hours of every day, given the somewhat unpredictable variability in natural sources like theContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 5, 2021 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

10 Years Out: Have Plastic Straw Bans Saved the World Yet? by Caroline Kassir

I remember very clearly the sudden anti-plastic straw wave that swept the nation. Seemingly out of nowhere, anyone who was anyone was opting not to use plastic straws. I also remember the delicious sense ofContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

Un“masking” the Issue: COVID-19 Pollution by Cassie Shriver

Phone, keys, wallet, mask. This modified mantra has pervaded our lives since the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic in March of 2020,[1] with the United States Centers for Disease Control identifying properContinue reading

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