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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Putting People over Politics: The Glaring Holes in Trump’s New SoCal Executive Order
Author: Jessie Satovsky Editor: Clara Conry and Sonya Doubledee President Trump’s second term in office began with a bang. He signed 26 executive orders (EO) on Inauguration Day, on issues including immigration, government structure changes, and the environment. While many of these orders were related to the President’s campaign promises, this ambitious start raises many…
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Food Deserts and Food Waste: Goodr’s Holistic Blueprint to Solve Both
Author: Natalia Freeze Editors: Clara Conry and Sonya Doubledee Amid the extreme wealth disparities across America, the sharp contrast between one family’s casual food waste and another’s daily struggle for fresh food highlights the urgency of addressing this imbalance. The city of Atlanta, celebrated for its vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere and enduring Southern charm, harbors a…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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