September 28, 2023
by Charlie Dwight
Chemicals
Climate change
Litigation
Regulations
As American consumers focus more on how their consumption habits impact the environment, companies are seeking to capitalize by claiming their products are “green” even if these claims are dubious – a practice known as greenwashing. In this article, Charlie Dwight walks through the legal landscape of greenwashing and argues FTC and SEC enforcement would help crack down on the practice.
September 11, 2023
by Blake Hite
Climate change
Oil and Gas
Oil has long been a key factor in U.S. national security considerations. In this article, author Blake Hite argues the combination of climate change and oil extraction in the Arctic poses unique national security concerns that should be considered before U.S. officials approve additional Arctic drilling.
April 12, 2023
by John Powers
Climate change
Fossil Fuels
By John Powers, Staff Contributor
February 13, 2023
by Allie Williams
Climate change
State and Local
Water
Unprecedented, warmer, wetter winter seasons have ski communities across the Alps fearful of how rising temperatures and the looming reality of climate change might impact the winter sports industry in the years to come.[1] By contrast, in the Western…
November 2, 2022
by Danny Shokry
Climate change
Oceans
Wildlife
Background
Seafood lovers are familiar with the coveted Alaskan snow crabs. This culinary delicacy made headlines in October 2022, when experts reported that an estimated one billion snow crabs in the Bering Sea had disappeared over the prior two years…
October 23, 2022
by Casey Hellman
Climate change
Regulations
Sustainability
WHAT IS THE CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE SCREENING TOOL?
On January 27, 2021, President Biden issued Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, an executive order intended to increase the primacy of climate issues in domestic and foreign policy…
April 30, 2022
by Eric Dolce
Climate change
International
Spring 2022 has brought big changes to America’s asylum system. On April 1st, President Joe Biden ended the controversial rule known as “Title 42” through which the Department of Homeland Security has expelled thousands of asylum seekers who crossed…
April 18, 2022
by Avi Wolasky
Climate change
Regulations
If climate change doesn't slow down based on convenience, then why should our efforts to counter it?
April 11, 2022
by Hunter Johnston
Climate change
Regulations
Sustainability
Personal carbon trading refers to a variety of downstream cap-and-trade policies that allocate rights and responsibilities for those greenhouse gas emissions caused by individual consumption of energy during household energy use and/or personal travel…
December 23, 2021
by Taylor Hall-Debnam
Climate change
International
Climate Change is already having public health consequences in the global south. Global leaders have a duty to respond.