January 22, 2025
by Isaac Worsham
Climate change
State and Local
Sustainability
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.
January 14, 2025
by Anthony Choi
State and Local
Sustainability
Wildlife
In Washington, Native Tribes fought for decades in court for their treaty right to fish. Their efforts have greatly impacted how salmon are managed in the state today.
April 17, 2024
by Jesse Valente
Climate change
Sustainability
Over the past few years, the SEC has been driven by its focus on climate and a crypto crackdown. This article explores where these two priorities may conflict.
March 25, 2024
by Alexis Gorfine
Climate change
State and Local
Sustainability
The healthiest and happiest communities are walkable, bikeable, and provide equitable transportation options for all. D.C. policymakers must put cars in their place and take steps to promote pedestrian safety. By slowing down drivers, improving infrastructure to promote pedestrian awareness, and encouraging mass transit alternatives, we can make our city more friendly to both the environment and its habitants, workers, and visitors.
March 21, 2024
by Damon Hays
Agriculture
Climate change
Natural Resources
Regulations
Renewable Energy
Sustainability
The current impasse over the nation's premier agriculture legislation is one that reflects the competing interests of modern food production practices and climate change mitigation efforts.
March 21, 2024
by Stefan Koester
Energy
Regulations
Renewable Energy
Sustainability
IRS comment period for the 45V clean hydrogen tax credit guidance closed on February 26, 2024. This credit provides a tiered production tax credit for clean hydrogen depending on its emissions intensity. The draft guidance relies on three pillars to ensure emissions integrity – additionality, temporal and geographic matching. Judging by some comment responses, controversial reactions to each of these pillars were significant, with many commenters suggesting that the courts will have the final say on how these tax credits will be finalized. Will all this uncertainty derail the clean hydrogen economy?
March 1, 2024
by Kennedy Pivnick
Climate change
International
Sustainability
Aligning trade policies with environmental objectives is imperative to efforts to address the mounting global climate crisis. The Villars Framework offers a groundbreaking approach to environmentally-conscious trade policy.
February 15, 2024
by Nicholas Merrill
Plastic pollution
State and Local
Sustainability
Washington D.C. faces a crisis of confidence regarding its glass recycling practices. Does the District actually recycle our bottles? What can be done?
February 1, 2024
by Samantha Cristol
Climate change
Sustainability
The construction industry has a complicated relationship with climate change. This post examines how legal tools can be used to simultaneously encourage emissions reduction and increase community resilience.
November 20, 2023
by Rachel Garwin
Climate change
State and Local
Sustainability
Can broadening visions for climate action and building solidarity across social movements protect against climate anxiety and encourage the urgent emissions reductions needed by the end of the decade?