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Storm clouds gather over the United States Capitol.

Natural Disasters and Elections: Why Congress Must Act Now

November 13, 2025 by Dalton Lucas Climate change Legislation

Due to anthropogenic climate change, natural disasters continue to rise, and Congress must act to ensure these events do not disrupt elections. With financial cuts to both federal emergency response agencies and reduced federal funding for state and local election administration, natural disasters have the potential to disrupt and disenfranchise thousands of Americans.

“The sleep of reason produces monsters.” Francisco Goya, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. A person asleep at a desk with the phrase “el sueño de la razón produce monstruos,” or “the sleep of reason produces monsters” written on the side and monsters in the background.

Generative AI’s Other Environmental Problem

October 14, 2025 by Liza Williams Artificial Intelligence Technology

An overreliance on generative AI may threaten our collective potential to meaningfully address environmental problems by potentially slowing scientific progress and innovation, reducing the efficacy of our collaboration, and weakening support for environmental protection.