The Policy Greenhouse

The Precedent When it comes to making drastic changes to industry in America to preserve the environment, there are often concerns about preserving the economy while making environmental progress. A great example of this is the initial resistance that many American lawmakers had to the implementation of the Montreal Protocol. The Montreal Protocol was an… Read more

China’s Issue with Steel When it comes to the economic effects of environmental restriction on a nation’s most productive industry, the current state of affairs for China’s steel industry serves as the most current example. China is a very large producer of steel, and the production of steel makes up a third of the nation’s… Read more

Past CCUS Implementation The development of CCUS (Carbon Capture, Use, and Storage) Technology has been an important step toward making manufacturing a more sustainable process in the US. CCUS Technology helps to repurpose carbon dioxide that was emitted as a byproduct of any industrial process, such as coal mining, energy production, and natural gas processing… Read more

What does WOTUS protect? WOTUS (Waters of the United States) are the waters that are designated to be under the protection of the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act was put into place in 1972 and is centered around protecting the cleanliness of all navigable waters in the US. Navigable waters are waters that… Read more

What is Lobbying? Simply put, a lobbyist is someone who receives compensation for lobbying (advocating for) some type of policy change or implementation. Due to financial disclosure regulations that senators and members of congress have to follow, lobbyists have to be registered and declared to ensure transparency. On a surface level, it is easy to… Read more

The Importance of the Amazon Ecosystem The Amazon Rainforest has served a vital role in keeping the Earth’s atmosphere healthy. With nearly 3 million square miles of rainforest, the Amazon serves as the Earth’s lungs, purifying the air by drawing out greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide and helping to replace these gasses with breathable… Read more