By Julia Sweitzer, Staff Contributor
California has seen a recent surge in local municipalities establishing Community Choice Aggregation programs to choose their electricity portfolios. But how do these programs work and are they effective?
By Maxine Walters, Staff Contributor.
Residents in Uniontown, Alabama get a win in their battle over Arrowhead Landfill.
By Alka Paturi, Staff Contributor
Chlorpyrifos has been the subject of much regulation in recent years. With the European Union on track to ban large-scale agricultural use of chlorpyrifos, where does the EPA stand on this hazardous chemical?
By Lauren Griffith, Staff Contributor
By Austin Holtshouser, Staff Contributor
With the consequences of forest fires being felt on both local and global levels, more needs to be done to mitigate these events – domestic government action is essential.
By Nick Gill, Staff Contributor
Although net metering has incentivized residential customers to switch from fossil fuel to solar energy, its pricing model confuses customers and shifts costs, making it untenable in the long-term.
By Wyatt Kayne, Staff Contributor.
Scientists frequently warn carbon dioxide is a primary culprit of rising global temperatures and its associated problems. Nevertheless, studies suggest fixating on reducing carbon dioxide emissions may not be the most effective, efficient, or worthwhile way to combat climate change.
By Salma Shitia, Staff Contributor
The focus on improving state infrastructures reinforces the archaic reluctance to recognize climate change as a human-made phenomenon exacerbated by the global community, including multinational corporations.
By James D. Cromley & J. Michael Showalter, Guest Contributors, Schiff Hardin
A recent Supreme Court decision indicates that at times, courts may be able to look beyond the existing administrative record when reviewing administrative decisions. In Department of Commerce v. New York, the Court looked beyond the record and blocked an agency decision that found to be based on a “contrived,” pretextual rationale.
By Marly Mentor, Staff Contributor
How is air pollution affecting children and what measures can we take to protect them?
