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 "Grue Jay," a miraculous hybrid, reveals a greater truth about the role of humans in shaping avian adaptation. State and local politicians are taking the initiative to supplement weakened federal protections for wildlife.
A challenge to state climate laws by the Department of Justice, following a recent executive order, will test the limits of environmental federalism. But the dormant Commerce Clause is not a serious obstacle for states.
The Trump Administration invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to create its new tariff regime. This new trade policy disrupts the clean energy transition and shows how the trade deficit, not climate change, will be treated as an emergency.
Hedge fund activism increasingly influences corporate environmental and social (E&S) policies. In this GELR blog post, Sehtab Ahmad sharply articulates that lasting, effective E&S governance requires consistent leadership from corporate boards, rather than pressure from activist investors and proxy advisors.
Facing President Trump’s intensified climate rollback, states have emerged as the bulwark—recommitting to emission reductions, suing for constitutional principles, and challenging unprecedented executive overreach.
New York has made it a mission to reduce its state’s negative climate impact. However, in working toward this goal, many resent the change associated with new climate initiatives – particularly those impacting their wallets.
Trump spent his first day in office issuing a series of executive orders reversing the Biden administration’s policies on climate change and energy. As Trump retreats from global climate cooperation, is the U.S. falling out of step with the rest of the world?
As climate change worsens, so does its toll on Americans’ wallets.
Current attempts to address the desiccation of the Great Salt Lake are inadequate and will result in enormous environmental harm—putting more than 2.5 million Utahns in danger.
