November 14, 2022
by Diego Huerta
Energy
Renewable Energy
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (A.K.A. the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill) provides 84 million dollars over the next three years to the Department of Energy (DOE) for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) research and development.[1] EGS are used…
November 9, 2022
by Katya Simon
Forests
International
Natural Resources
Sustainability
For decades, the Amazon rainforest has been an important natural resource in the fight against climate change due to its ability to absorb high levels of carbon dioxide from the air and act as a “carbon sink” for emissions from human activities.[1]…
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 31, 2022
by Megan Algya
Air
International
Sustainability
On September 21, 2022, the Senate voted 69-27 to ratify the 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, marking the first climate treaty approved by the Senate in decades.[1] The Montreal Protocol is an international environmental agreement to phase…
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…
October 18, 2022
by Jesse Valente
International
Renewable Energy
Queensland, Australia recently announced a renewable energy plan that makes it a model for community-backed public-private partnerships in the renewable sector. Backing from multiple levels of government, public appetite for renewable energy, and industry…
October 17, 2022
by Megan Bechtel
Energy
On September 18, 2022, Category One Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico, bringing over 30-inches of rain to some areas of the island and leaving all 1.5 million of the island's electrical customers without power.[1] Two weeks later, over 100,000 customers…
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 28, 2022
by Grace Gibson
Fossil Fuels
State and Local
Water
On November 20th, 2021, the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Honolulu leaked 14,000 gallons of water and fuel.[1] The facility, constructed in the early 1940s, holds over 100 million gallons of fuel a mere 100 feet above the Southern Oʻahu Basal…
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?