Emory Environmental Report

fossil fuels

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Fueling the Crisis: Trump Guts Green Policies in the Name of Inflation Relief

    Author: Natalia Freeze Editor: Clara Conry What is clear is that these rollbacks will have a disastrous impact on climate change, which will hurt the cost-of-living for American families. Since taking office in January, President Trump has issued a staggering number of executive orders. His directives targeting renewable energy, environmental justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion…

  • Trump’s Executive Orders Unraveled Decades of Environmental Justice Efforts

    Author: Tula Larsen Editors: Clara Conry and Sonya Doubledee The termination of EO 12898 eliminates this impact assessment of low-income minority communities in environmental health issues, as well as opportunities to participate and receive accessible information. On January 20th, 2025, President Donald Trump was sworn into office for his second term. The Trump Administration signed…

  • 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…

  • 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…