Policymakers should pay special attention to policies that can work synergistically to tackle many sustainability issues at once, including water sustainability, ecosystem protection, and climate change mitigation.
The Public Purpose
The Graduate Journal of American University's School of Public Affairs
Climate Change
The World Needs a Global Protocol for Climate Refugees
Climate refugees remain virtually invisible in the international community, with no recognition or legal definition for those displaced by natural causes. These refugees will continue to suffer without formal recognition under international law.
Climate Change and its Impact on Gulf Coast Housing Markets
As climate migration begins, the housing market has started to feel its repercussions, leading to the displacement of many residents within Gulf Coast cities. This shifting demand has been fueled mainly by one hot commodity: elevation.
Is There Something ‘Fishy’ with 30×30?
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, federal law protects 23% of U.S. oceans, but critics of current protections note that 99% of these protected areas are in the remote Pacific and do not effectively preserve biodiversity across the country.
Biden’s Climate Plan and the Need to Fix Federal Job Training Programs
Federal job training and worker assistance programs have been around in the U.S. since the New Deal-era programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s. The goal seems obvious: to provide opportunities and resources for training and education that...
Comparing Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s Climate Plans
In such a crucial election, it can be difficult to focus directly on the issues, rather than simply voting in opposition to the other major party candidate. But issues are important and can be defining features of a campaign or presidential legacy. Focusing on key...
Can Eating a Plant-Based Diet Really Help Save the Planet?
The current climate crisis is evidenced by rising global temperatures, warming ocean temperatures, shrinking ice sheets, glacial retreats, decreased snow cover, rising sea levels, declining arctic sea ice, extreme weather events, and ocean acidification. Additionally,...
Advanced Small Modular Nuclear Reactors: A Decarbonization Tool to Combat Climate Change
As our world continues to face unprecedented natural disasters and global temperature rise, it’s apparent that all options must be considered in the endeavor to eliminate fossil fuels—and their damaging emission levels—in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to...
New Energy, Who This?
Given the prevalence of climate change on the debate stage lately, national governments are looking for solutions to reduce greenhouse emissions wherever they can be found.
Running on Empty? The Colorado River in Crisis
A combination of environmental issues, states’ authority, and individual water rights linger over the future of the Colorado River. Recently, The Denver Post published an article that called on the incoming Trump administration to protect the Colorado River basin,...
Are Wildfires Spreading the US Forest Service Too Thin?
Budgetary and resource concerns rise amid record-breaking wildfire season Wildfire occurrences and vastness in the United States are on the rise, and with these trends, there are mounting concerns that the U.S. Forest (USFS) and National Park Services (NPS) are being...