by Isa Peterson | Aug 1, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
The reauthorization of the omnibus Farm Bill can reduce food insecurity, benefit the environment, and increase agricultural equity across the country. For nearly a century, this piece of legislation has evolved to meet the needs of farmers and consumers from farm to...
by Isa Peterson | Jul 19, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
Despite the setback to climate legislation resulting from W.Va. Senator Joe Manchin’s intransigence, there’s still hope for climate action through the executive branch. After hearing of Sen. Manchin’s decision, President Biden promised to take “strong...
by Isa Peterson | Jul 15, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
With another heat wave radiating across Texas and an unsettling energy conservation alert, courtesy of ERCOT, it’s prudent to consider the cause of these extreme temperatures. The answer is climate change; as confirmed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
by Isa Peterson | Jul 7, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to incorporate natural gas and nuclear power as “green” energy sources, joining the EU’s taxonomy, despite avid protest from environmental activists and organizations threatening legal action. The EU’s taxonomy is...
by Isa Peterson | Jun 30, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
Today’s decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency drastically undermines federal efforts to reduce greenhouse gas pollution from power plants under the guidance of the Clean Air Act. West Virginia v. EPA was brought before the Supreme Court of the...
by Isa Peterson | Jun 2, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
In order to curb climate change, climate policies must go beyond mitigating CO2 emissions and focus on “short-lived climate pollutants” such as methane, hydrofluorocarbons, and black carbon, new research concludes. The scientific study found that curbing climate...