Emory Environmental Report

Science

  • 2024 Presidential Elections: America’s Environmental Future Depends on the Election Outcome, and Here’s Why

    Author: Tula Larsen Editors: Sonya Doubledee and Clara Conry From examining three administrations with different political and environmental agendas, one takeaway is clear: your vote matters. For the upcoming Presidential Election, both presidential nominees, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, are working tirelessly to win the votes of seven crucial swing states. As the world reaches Read more

  • Corn is In Everything (and why that’s a bad thing)

    Author: Natalia Freeze Editor: Sonya Doubledee It can feel overwhelming, standing against the monolith of industrial agriculture, a system so vast and entrenched that individual action seems insignificant and helpless.  For over ten millennia, corn has been a vital staple of human agriculture, first cultivated by the Indigenous peoples of ancient Mexico. Among the Iroquois Read more

  • Behind Closed Doors: Georgia’s Controversial Decision to Expand Fossil Fuels

    Author: Clara Conry Editor: Sonya Doubledee On March 27th, the Georgia Public Service Commission reached a preliminary agreement with Georgia Power to expand the usage of fossil fuels in Georgia despite the pleas of university students, doctors, scientists, and Georgia residents.  This agreement allows Georgia Power (a subsidiary of Southern Power, the main power producer Read more

  • Beyond the Bottom Line: Understanding the Environmental Effects of Energy M&A

    Author: Aaron Kim Editor: Clara Conry Oftentimes, businesses’ goal of generating revenue comes at the cost of environmentally damaging practices like emissions, chemical pollutants, etc. The question then becomes, how do companies maintain growth while becoming more environmentally friendly? The answer, as it pertains to energy, is Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) in the natural resources Read more

  • Easy Sustainable Swaps for Broke College Students

    Author: Jessie Satovsky. Editors: Maria Mendoza and Sandy Askins. Created to point fingers at environmentalists in the face of environmental activism, they used it to shift blame to individuals, pointing out per-capita greenhouse gas emissions. Their propaganda worked, which is why many people feel pressure to be sustainable. This is especially true for college students Read more

  • One on One with Dr. Ajibade: ‘The Pursuit of ‘Care’

    Author: Sonya Doubledee Revised by Dr. Ajibade Editors: Clara Conry and Jared Shirts “I don’t place the climate crisis above everything else. I place human relations and our care for one another much higher.” “How can we bridge the gap between conservation and environmental justice advocates when the two groups have very different goals and Read more