Category: The Environment
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California Joins Other States and Relaxes Pandemic Restrictions
State political leaders in California announced the relaxation of some of the country’s most restrictive COVID policies. Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state would no longer mandate masks in indoor settings for vaccinated residents. The current rules were instituted during the December omicron wave but will be allowed to expire on February 15. California […]
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East Coast Braces for Winter Storm
Approximately 50 million Americans braced for heavy snow fall associated with a wave of severe weather that wreaked havoc in the eastern and southeastern United States. Several governors including Roy Cooper from North Carolina and Henry McMaster from South Carolina issued state of emergency proclamations in anticipation of more damage. The storm has forced states […]
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Major Issues Confront Leaders at G20
World leaders of the largest economies recently met at the G20 summit in Rome. There were several issues that confronted the 19 nations along with the European Union present at the two-day meeting. Some of the items that were discussed at the G20 dealt with climate change, COVID, Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and supply chain […]
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California Cleans Up After Oil Spill
Residents of Orange County in California were told to avoid the beaches as thousands of gallons of oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean. Although, the Orange County Health Care Agency’s preliminary reports were positive, there is concern of potential harm to public health and the environment. The U.S. Coast Guard designated the oil spill a […]
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Thousands of Brazilians Take to the Streets
Protests have erupted in over 160 Brazilian cities and towns, with demonstrators voicing their discontent with President Jair Bolsonaro. There are a variety of reasons why Brazilians are frustrated and flexing their political muscle, some of which include President Bolsonaro’s perceived mishandling of the pandemic and the corresponding economic crisis. The dissenters are calling for […]
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SPD the biggest winner in German Election
On Sunday, September 26th Europe’s largest economy, Germany, held a historic election. While the results have yet to be finalized it is projected that the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) received a plurality of the vote with 26%, ahead of their main rival the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) at 24.5%. Assuming the outcome stands it will […]
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2020 Elections & Foreign Policy: The Paris Climate Accord and the Iran Nuclear Deal
Under the Paris Agreement, each country must determine, plan, and regularly report on the contribution that it undertakes to mitigate global warming. No mechanism forces a country to set a specific emissions target by a specific date, but each target should go beyond previously set targets. President Trump withdrew the United States from the Agreement […]
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Impact of Biden Win on World Affairs
Former Vice President Joe Biden has secured an electoral college victory and will be sworn into on January 20th, 2021. Biden defeated President Trump on November 3rd in the general election. His victory was marked with different reactions around the world. A Biden administration will be vastly different than a Trump administration on a wide […]