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Water Conflict Revisited: Fresh Water Scarcity as a Key Predictor of Contemporary Armed Conflict
(2017-08)For over 30 years, scholars have investigated the direct relationship between fresh water scarcity and armed conflict using a wide variety of analytical techniques. However, this body of literature has yet to provide a ... -
Weathering the Storm: The Durability of Energy and Environmental Policies in the Wake of 21st Century Corporate Malfeasance
(2019-05)The Trump Administration’s attempts to reverse a wide range federal policies direct attention to investigations of policy durability and policy change. The California electricity crisis, the Gulf oil spill, the Solyndra ... -
"What Gets Measured Gets Done": A Solar Energy Project Analysis for Reforming the Public Land Project Approval Process
(2018-04)The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) mandates federal agencies to consider any “significant” impact on the environment a major energy or infrastructure project will have on public lands before proceeding with ... -
Who Visits National Parks? The Effect of Changing Local Demographics on National Park Visitorship
(2017-08)During a two-decade general decline in visits to U.S. national parks during the 1990s and 2000s, annual visits to one-third of national parks actually increased. Previous research shows that park attendance varies by race, ... -
Wind and Solar Prove the United States Does Not Need a Bridge Fuel: Renewables are Ready Now
(2018-12)This study set out to address whether nuclear energy would be a better bridge fuel than natural gas for the United States to address emissions reductions more quickly. However, this study also analyzed whether a bridge ...