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A GOP misinformation campaign targets Democrats’ climate spending packages

Shelley Welton of Penn Carey Law and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy says that continued reliance on fossil fuels will create a worsening cycle of threats to the electricity grid.

Biden signs climate, tax and health bill into law

An analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model finds that the administration’s Inflation Reduction Act will have zero measurable impact on inflation despite its name.

Xiye Bastida, climate-justice advocate, 20

In a profile, rising third-year Xiye Bastida of the College of Arts and Sciences says that she wants to leave a legacy of thriving life, not just survival.

Scientists welcome ‘enormous’ U.S. climate bill—but call for stronger action

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the Inflation Reduction Act isn’t perfect but does return the U.S. to a position of climate action leadership and should encourage midterm turnout for climate-forward legislators.

‘We’re back, baby’: New bill boosts U.S. climate credibility

Scott Moore of the School of Arts & Sciences says that President Biden’s climate change legislation will restore some diplomatic legitimacy to the U.S. during international climate negotiations.

Michael E. Mann is coming for your climate doomism

In a profile, Michael E. Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the country is on the verge of truly meaningful climate action on the policy front.

A fish harvest that’s more sustainable—and tastier, too

December graduate Saif Khawaja’s President’s Sustainability Prize is helping him build Shinkei Systems, a company that has developed a robotics-based system for minimizing waste in the fishing industry.

A woman takes the heartbeat of a goat while two men secure the goat.

The Gambia Goat Dairy builds sustainability through community

Since its founding by Penn Vet students in 2016, the Gambia Goat Dairy has worked in partnership with Gambians to serve its community. The research and teaching farm also gives current students the opportunity to use their veterinary skills for social good.

Shoshana Weintraub, Sarah Beth Gleeson, and Julia Yan.

Engineering a solution for microplastic pollution

May graduates Sarah Beth Gleeson, Shoshana Weintraub, and Julia Yan will use their President’s Sustainability Prize to create a device for trapping microfibers in laundry machines to reduce ocean microplastic pollution.

A multidisciplinary approach to considering the Earth’s changing systems

Bringing expertise from each of their disciplines, the School of Arts & Sciences’ Kathleen Morrison and Joseph Francisco and the Environmental Innovations Initiative’s Melissa Brown Goodall infused chemistry, anthropology, policy, and more into an introductory course on climate and the environment.

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