Lydia Woodley is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. Part one of this series addressed budgetary changes states can make as FEMA faces defunding, and Emergency… Read more “Before the Storm: The Administrative Reforms States Can Make Now”
Category: Environmental Policy
Before the Storm: The Budget Case for State Disaster Preparedness
Lydia Woodley is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. Crises and natural disasters strike worldwide every year, leaving countless victims in desperate need of recovery assistance.… Read more “Before the Storm: The Budget Case for State Disaster Preparedness”
Regulating “Your Vagina’s New Best Friend”
Kate Braddom is a staff writer and a first-year MPP student. Modern advertisements for menstrual products are filled with uplifting, empowering messages that target menstrual stigma and boast… Read more “Regulating “Your Vagina’s New Best Friend””
GW WonkCast S6E5: How do you solve a problem like climate change? A surprising proposal from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission presents one solution
Join WonkCast host William Somes for a special interview with Garrett Kephart (MPP ’07) and Chris Smith (MPA ’86) from the Trachtenberg School Advisor Council. In this… Read more “GW WonkCast S6E5: How do you solve a problem like climate change? A surprising proposal from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission presents one solution”
Food Waste: How Leftovers are Choking the Planet
Sean Parker is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a second-year ENRP student. It’s that time of year when families and food come together: holiday… Read more “Food Waste: How Leftovers are Choking the Planet”
Nuclear Waste Management Governance in the U.S.
Sydney Hamilton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Nuclear power accounts for approximately 20% of the energy produced in the U.S. each year. It is zero carbon and sometimes cast… Read more “Nuclear Waste Management Governance in the U.S.”
Protecting Bald Eagles from Lead Poisoning: State-Level Policy Solutions
Reeve Jacobus, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Although the bald eagle was removed from the federal endangered species list in 2007, it is nevertheless illegal to hunt the… Read more “Protecting Bald Eagles from Lead Poisoning: State-Level Policy Solutions”
Reducing Negative Externalities of Natural Gas Production: Exploring Regulatory Alternatives
Jessica Blackband, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives A recent Pew study found that Americans perceive climate change as one of the top global security threats, second only… Read more “Reducing Negative Externalities of Natural Gas Production: Exploring Regulatory Alternatives”
GW WonkCast S3E11-1: Below the Fold: Tariffs with China, Sacramento Police Pay District Attorney Following Killing, and a Rollback on Methane Regulation
Our three stories follow policy news hidden beneath the headlines. co-Host Eli Richman digs into tariffs on Chinese products. What does a trade deficit mean and why… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E11-1: Below the Fold: Tariffs with China, Sacramento Police Pay District Attorney Following Killing, and a Rollback on Methane Regulation”
GW WonkCast S3E9-1: Below the Fold: Infrastructure Plan Overestimate, Elephant Trophy Imports, and UK Landbanking
This #belowthefold unpacks two U.S. policies and one in the UK. co-Host Gabe Moss looks at a new study that estimates the administration’s plan to invest $200… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E9-1: Below the Fold: Infrastructure Plan Overestimate, Elephant Trophy Imports, and UK Landbanking”
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