environment – The Diplomatic Envoy

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is on track to release over a million tons of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean as part of its cleanup efforts. The first release is anticipated to begin in 2023, with the total process expecting to last over a decade. The move comes as water continues to accumulate, despite the plant being decommissioned following a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

World October 2020 Opinion 2020

October 21, 2020January 22, 2021 Sara Fakik

Airbus Takes Action Against Climate Change

Airbus recently introduced their new program ZEROe, which allows for zero-emission commercial planes. The concept outlines that the planes will be fueled with hydrogen to eliminate their carbon footprint. CNN explains that hydrogen can be used in different ways to power airplanes: it can be combusted directly through modified gas turbines, converted into electric energy, using fuel cells, and even combined with CO2 can be used to produce synthetic kerosene.

Analysis

August 28, 2020November 11, 2021 Julia Nicolls

The Intersectionality Between Environmental Degradation and Ethnic Inequalities

As numerous environmentally-focused statistics increasingly demonstrate the damage inflicted on the Earth, their effects are becoming more widely known.

April 2020 Global Climate Change International News 2020

April 22, 2020May 1, 2020 Axel Sontgerath

“Wake-Up Call”: How the Coronavirus Can Impact Climate Change

Ultimately, the COVID-19 pandemic will not offer up a solution to climate change. Even though it may have given the Earth a much-needed breather, government interventionist policies could end up doing more harm in the long run.

April 2020 World International News 2020

April 20, 2020 Alyssa Futa

Improvements Seen in Global Air Pollution Levels from COVID-19 Efforts

As countries and cities around the world begin to take measures to contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19, the environmental impact from the virus has become apparent.

October 2019 Opinion 2019

January 15, 2020January 22, 2021 Julia Nicolls

Extinction Rebellion Protests Rage on in Europe and Australia

Since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) October 2018 report, the international community responded with outrage as government officials and corporations failed to acknowledge the need for extreme environmental action.

October 2019 Focus Escalation: Peaceful Protest to Violent Rebellion 2019

January 14, 2020January 22, 2021 Alyssa Veltre

Focus on Escalation: London

The Extinction Rebellion, an UK climate activism group, took to the streets and the airwaves early in October to protest a period of environmental breakdown.

World International News 2019 Europe

May 1, 2019May 2, 2019 Saveria Antonacci

EU Bans Single-Use Plastic Amongst Member States

The European Union voted to ban single-use plastic among member states by the year 2021. This decision is a reaction to the increasing amount of plastic that has found its way into waterways and oceans. After 2021, these items will be composed of more sustainable materials and their consumption will be reduced by 25 percent.

World April 2019

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 Mariah McCloskey

Saving the Planet by Skipping School

On March 15, empty desks took up the majority of classrooms. The students who regularly fill them are not skipping class to hangout or sleep in; they are trying to save the planet. Walking down streets or marching to their nation’s capital, teens are finally pushing their posters up in the air and their voices out of their chest in protest of climate change.

February 2019 International News Americas

February 12, 2019 Julia Nicolls

Questions Arise Over Brazil Dam Collapse

On January 25, a dam in Brazil’s Minas Gerais region holding black iron ore waste collapsed and caused the death of over 120 people. At least 220 people are still missing.