Recycling has always been an important part of my life. Growing up in North Carolina, I remember trips to the local recycling station and the bag of plastic bags in my kitchen that were destinedContinue reading
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Fracking: An Environmental Justice Issue
You hear the “slish-slosh” as millions of gallons of water, sand, and other chemicals rush beneath the surface of the Earth. You are standing by a hydraulic fracking well, one of tens of thousands distributedContinue reading
What Happens When Water is No Longer Considered a Renewable Resource?
In an era of accelerated climate change, many natural systems and processes are changing rapidly and unpredictably, and things we thought to be true about the natural world are proving otherwise. For example, the ideaContinue reading
A Freer Pass for Hunters, A Death Sentence for Elephants & Lions
There is a photo that surfaced earlier this year of Donald Trump Jr. holding an African elephant’s severed tail. It was from the very African elephant that he shot and killed during a big gameContinue reading
Green Infrastructure as an Incremental Policy Option for Houston
The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season, described as “extremely active” by NOAA, produced ten hurricanes. Six of these hurricanes were either Category 3, 4, or 5, and for the first time in twelve years, two ofContinue reading
Pruitt’s Obsession with Superfund
Trump’s EPA has been characterized so far by its efforts to deregulate and downsize — or, according to its Administrator, Scott Pruitt, to “regulate in accordance with the law.” Since taking office in February 2017,Continue reading
The Pig Poop Problem Is Getting Out of Hand
The state of North Carolina is home to one of the largest hog industries in the country. With 2,200 hog farms across the state—second most only to Iowa— the 10 million pigs rivals the numberContinue reading
Oil and Water Don’t Mix
The Great Lakes are a critical natural resource in Michigan—and they are currently threatened by an aging oil pipeline that has the potential to destroy the regional ecosystem and economy. It is essential that theContinue reading
Environmental Impacts of a Border Wall
One of Donald Trump’s most memorable claims during his presidential campaign was that he was going to build a “big and beautiful wall” along the U.S.-Mexico. The barricaded border is around 700 miles long, withContinue reading
The Atlantic Coastal Pipeline: Who Pays the Costs?
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is a 600-mile underground pipeline meant to bring natural gas from West Virginia to Virginia and North Carolina. This federal project has spent the last 3 years getting approval toContinue reading