By Sydney LaPine As Utah smog has continued to worsen, making it unsafe for vulnerable individuals to venture outdoors on some days, lawmakers have started searching for solutions. Health experts have found that the poorContinue reading
Introducing Policy to Curb Advanced Recycling Methods
By Ava Leaphart In recent years, the public sphere has embraced the term “advanced recycling” as an umbrella term for new recycling methods replacing traditional, mechanical recycling. Since 2017, when Florida became the first stateContinue reading
The Final Fish.
by Betty Alfaro-Argueta Overfishing in North Carolina has become a major concern for coastal communities, especially over the last half century. Since the early 1800’s, oyster abundance in the upper Chesapeake Bay has declined byContinue reading
Breaking Up With Fast Fashion
by Dahlia Stebbins-Sharpless Fashion is an important aspect of human identity, and clothes are one of the many ways to express individuality. Fashion trends can also be an identifier of significant periods of history, demonstratedContinue reading
U.S. Historic Success in Sustainable Fisheries Management Backsliding?
by Hiwot Shaw In 1976, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishers Conservation and Management Act (MSA) became the primary law governing marine fishery management in U.S. federal waters. This significant policy aims to prevent overfishing, rebuild overfished stocks,Continue reading
Do Plant-Based Diets Have a Significant Impact on Climate Change?
Luke Yeatman With how much I have heard about the negative environmental impacts of the meat industry, I have at times been motivated to consider giving up or at least reducing my consumption of meatContinue reading
COP28 Conclusions, the 2024 U.S. Election, and the Global Climate Agenda
Sirena Lovato On November 30th, 2023, the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP), to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) began.[1] This decision-making forum, better known as the COP28, isContinue reading
An Illuminated World
by Evan Sarchio When was the last time you were able to look up and see the stars shining bright in the night sky? Have you ever been able to see the Big Dipper? AsContinue reading
Public Transportation in Charlotte, North Carolina
by Addie Renner There needs to be greater investment in infrastructure and the electrification of public transportation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Poor public transportation infrastructure has many consequences and is discussed often, whether it’s the airportContinue reading
How can Section 319 of the Clean Water Act do more to address nonpoint source pollution?
by Sarah Bailey The EPA established the Clean Water Act in 1972 to address the variety of pollutants in our national waters. Today, the largest pollutants in our waterways are nonpoint source pollutants, which comeContinue reading