Jun 10, 2019 | Environment
The New York Times has reported that James Reilly, the Trump appointed director of the United States Geological Survey, has ordered a change in the way in which the government collects and reports climate data. Going forward they will use only climate models...
Apr 22, 2019 | Environment
Summary President Trump announced last week that he would be signing two executive orders in an effort to hurry construction of several oil pipelines. One of the orders grants that power to approve international oil pipelines to the Secretary of State. The other order...
Mar 11, 2019 | Environment
Brief #57—Enviroment Policy Summary Climate change poses an immediate risk to international stability, General Waldhauser (Commander, AFRICOM) told the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday. He cited research done by the Red Cross, which found that the effects of...
Mar 6, 2019 | Environment
Brief #56 – Environmental Policy Policy Summary Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced her plans for a Green New Deal in February. Senate Democrats responded with their own, highly abridged version of a Green New Deal proposal at the end of the month,...
Feb 11, 2019 | Environment
Brief #55—Environment Policy Summary Research carried out by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication found that by the end of 2018 approximately 85% of Americans believed more funding should be allocated to research renewable energy sources and that 77% of...
Jan 20, 2019 | Environment
Brief #54—Environment Policy Summary New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that his new executive budget would focus on diminishing the state’s dependence on fossil fuels and promoting a clean energy economy. The governor is the latest in a long line of...
