By Otto Velting Last Spring, over the course of many months of federal budget negotiations, Congress considered slashing a significant amount of international aid, with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) climate andContinue reading
The Detriment of AI to The Environment and The Nation
By Kelly Gibbs Artificial Intelligence (AI) has integrated itself into almost every aspect of society, yet the general population remains mostly unaware of the extent of its prevalence and detriments. As of March 2025, 77%Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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