The Emerald Review
On January 29, 2021, China’s Central Environmental Inspection Team (CEIT) released an inspection report criticizing the National Energy Administration (NEA). The report claims that the NEA has failed to implement environmental protection policies properly. High-level central government agencies have rarely been inspected and openly criticized for numerous failures related to environmental protection and sustainable energy […]
In a press conference on March 29, President Biden announced plans for a new Wind Energy Area in the New York Bight, an area of shallow water off the coasts of New Jersey and Long Island. When established, this project will create good-paying union jobs, strengthen the domestic supply chain, and support critical research, development, […]
The Paris Climate Agreement marks a turning point in the fight against climate change, as the pledge to keep temperatures from rising more than 2℃ above pre-industrial levels means that countries and companies can no longer conduct business as usual. While the Paris Climate Agreement has ushered in a new era of environmental regulations, it […]
When a cow consumes livestock feed or grazes, the microbes in its stomach ferment the food by utilizing carbon and hydrogen, thereby producing enteric methane. Enteric methane is intestinal and predominantly released through eructation (belching), yet a small percentage is also released through flatulence. Gerber et al. state that the emissions from the livestock sector […]
For the last eight years, Yemen has been suffering from a devastating civil war, leading to one of the worst humanitarian crises seen in recent history. The country has been pushed to the edge, and any more devastation might result in permanent catastrophic changes. The current damage as a result of the war is so […]
Most recently in 2014, the city of Barcelona, Spain was faced with serious air and noise pollution problems. The major city and its thirty-five surrounding municipalities consistently failed to meet the European Union’s air quality targets. 44% of Barcelona residents are exposed to higher-than-recommended air pollution levels, and 46% higher-than-recommended noise levels. Direct exposure to […]
In the early weeks of 2020, horrifying images circulated mainstream and social media as one of the deadliest wildfires in Australian history ravaged the country’s landscape, wildlife, and citizens. 33 people were killed, around 44.5 million acres of land was destroyed, and 3 billion animals were killed or displaced, greatly affecting the expansive biodiversity of […]
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many East Asian countries immediately put into place mask mandates and the use of professional protective equipment (PPE) for civilians. Mask mandates were not challenged because of the culture of wearing face masks in these countries. According to Ria Sinha, a senior research fellow at the University of […]
Known locally as bhulan or bhulan machi (long-lipped fish), the dolphins of the Indus River are one of the world’s most endangered cetaceans and have such small eyes that scientists have pronounced them “functionally blind.” These fascinating creatures are a rarity only found in the Indus River system in South Asia. Once a united country, […]
On January 20th 2021, President Joe Biden issued a temporary moratorium on oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the last places untouched by development on Earth. The Arctic Refuge is a wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska that is home to a wide variety of species, such as polar bears, Porcupine caribou, […]