by Joslyn Richardson | Mar 16, 2023 | Environment
Hooksiel, Germany – After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the German government decided it was time to wean itself off its reliance on Russian oil. As an alternative, the government has turned to liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a new energy source and has started...
by Emma Ricketts | Mar 16, 2023 | Politics
Standing before a crowd of more than 2,000 people shortly before her election as Prime Minister in 2017, Jacinda Ardern declared that climate change was her “generation’s nuclear free moment.” Referring to New Zealand’s decision in the 1980s to eschew atomic energy...
by Emma Ricketts and Susanti Sarkar | Mar 16, 2023 | Environment
Washington D.C.’s cherry blossoms are expected to reach peak bloom two weeks earlier than the historic average this year. Is this a sign of climate change? Susanti Sarkar and Emma Ricketts spoke to experts in climate science and phenology about why direct attributions...
by Kaila Nichols | Mar 14, 2023 | Featured, Politics
After a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissioner proposed a ban on future gas stoves earlier this year, he sparked a national debate. But what’s behind this uproar? New studies have found that gas emissions from stoves may harm our health. However, years of...
by Lynn Liu | Mar 10, 2023 | Business & Tech
Lisa Cook, the first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, opened the Sadie Collective annual conference on Feb. 16. Black female scholars and economists shared their thoughts and research at the research reception, the kickoff event in a 3-day...
by Molly Burke | Mar 10, 2023 | Featured, Politics
While the president has the power to appoint judges, the Senate reserves the power to approve or oppose the nominees. Before a future judge even has the chance to be voted on by the Senate, however, certain representatives get the chance to veto them. Blue slips are...
