The USDA defines food insecurity for a U.S. household as “the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited and uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.”[1] FoodContinue reading
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Internal Climate Migration and Managed Retreat in the U.S. by Shannon Bonney
Every day, climate change continues to alter Earth. Its changes affect the entire world, including the United States. Already, it has impacted agriculture and the growing season, increased heat waves and droughts, changed precipitation patterns,Continue reading
Moving US Agriculture Towards Net Zero: Can It Be Done? By Annie Roberts
Farmers have played a significant role in the climate crisis. From raising livestock to fertilizer applications to tilling fields, sources of greenhouse gas emissions abound in the agriculture sector. Despite their contributions to climate change,Continue reading
Giving a Voice to Agricultural Workers Impacted by Global Warming by Xiaochen Du
What is environmental justice? Environmental impacts from landfills, factories, and mining have disproportionally affected the poor, minority, and tribal communities.[1] You might have heard about stories of hazardous waste landfills specifically constructed in predominantly AfricanContinue reading
What’s Funding Wind Power? by Jie Cai
US Wind Energy Wind energy is now one of the most prominent sources of renewable energy. In 2010, wind power consisted of 2.3% of the electricity generated in the US, and this proportion increased toContinue reading
The Dwindling North Carolina Red Wolf Population by Lindsey Kinsella
The North Carolina State Wolfpack isn’t the only group of red wolves we should be worried about. According to a letter by Governor Roy Cooper from November of 2019, there are only 14 wild redContinue reading
Tackling Climate Change in the United States: Why We Need a Bipartisan Market Solution by Andrew Rasetti
The threat of climate change, driven by excessive emissions of greenhouse gases, is one of the most pressing issues facing the globe today. As a developed nation with a strong influence in the global economy,Continue reading
Environmental Justice and North Carolina Hog Farms by Emma Carlson
Hog farming is one of North Carolina’s largest industries, but its negative consequences go largely unnoticed. Most of the hog industry is located in eastern North Carolina, where the smell of millions of pigs andContinue reading
Rebuilding Coastal Ecosystems and Economies in North Carolina with Oyster Mariculture by Max Issokson
What is Oyster Maricutlure? When most people think of aquaculture, they imagine an industry focused on raising salmon, tilapia, and other finfish species in ponds or cages. As a result, many people perceive aquaculture toContinue reading
Biogas and CAFOs in North Carolina by Carsten Pran
Over nine million hogs call North Carolina home and most of them live in densely-packed, windowless warehouses called Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in the state’s eastern floodplains.1 The livestock produce an immense amount ofContinue reading