Emory Environmental Report

Science

  • Critical Minerals: The World’s Next Resource Curse?

    Author: Jessie Satovsky Editors: Darby Osborne, Victoria Maza Are critical minerals the world’s next resource curse? As the global economy becomes increasingly dependent on advanced technologies and clean energy systems, demand for critical minerals is accelerating rapidly. Critical minerals are minerals categorized by their importance as components of various manufactured goods; the U.S. Geological Survey… Read more

  • How the Big Beautiful Bill Reshapes EV Trajectory

    Author: Arjun Rajan Editors: Victoria Maza and Clara Conry The One Big Beautiful Bill is slamming the brakes on America’s electric vehicle boom. As of October 2025, the federal government has been eliminating major tax credits for EVs. The One Big Beautiful Bill ends up to $7,500 in tax credits for new EVs and over… Read more

  • The Trump Administration Rolled Back NEPA Implementation Following Federal Orders. This Will Change the Landscape for Federal Energy Permitting.

    Author: Tula Larsen Editors: Clara Conry and Darby Osborne Increasing the manufacturing and speed of permitting non-clean and non-renewable energy sources increases our reliance on resources with a greater carbon footprint, incentivizing the use of non-fossil fuel energy sources.  Due to the Trump Administration’s goals to “Unleash American Energy” and increase American energy competitiveness, targeting… Read more

  • Clean Energy Policy in 2025: A Rundown on Recent Federal Policy Shifts

    Author: Jessie Satovsky Editors: Victoria Maza and Maria Mendoza The second Trump administration has been running an offensive against the U.S. energy sector, taking aim at clean energy like wind and solar and promoting coal, oil, and natural gas. These actions are in line with the administration’s stance against clean energy, but these developments are… Read more

  • Far From Home: Climate Displacement and Immigration in the Trump Era

    Author: Anissa Patel Editor: Clara Conry Our federal and state governments must recognize the reality of climate displacement and acknowledge the need for improved immigration systems that cater specifically to CDPs. Many of the immigrants to the United States arrive fleeing persecution or dangerous conditions in their home countries. While these conditions are typically pressing,… Read more

  • Federally Mandated Erasure: Where is EJScreen? 

    Author: Sonya Doubledee Editor: Victoria Maza “Attempting to delete the data is an explicit attempt to erase the most recent scientific data on environmental health outcomes and suppress public understanding of how manufacturing and production put human health at risk.” – Anonymous As of early February, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) EJScreen Tool (Environmental Justice Mapping… Read more