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Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

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Commodores at COP26: Vanderbilt Students Attend Prominent Climate Conference

Riley Black January 25, 2022

Vanderbilt students recently had the chance to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. These students participated in discussions at the prominent environmental...

Michael Regan Jumps into Action as EPA Administrator

Michael Regan Jumps into Action as EPA Administrator

Alex Stoneman, Contributor April 8, 2021

In early March, the Senate confirmed Michael Regan as the sixteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. He brings years of experience in environmental justice and regulation to an agency...

Dores Divest flyers hanging outside of Kirkland. (Patrick Darmawi-Iskandar)

Dores Divest Protest Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment Closing

Justin Holmes, Contributor March 21, 2021

Dores Divest Protest Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment Closing  Students from Dores Divest met late in the night Sunday, Mar. 14, to post flyers in prominent areas around campus in response...

State Parks in Nashville Step Up to Save the Bees

State Parks in Nashville Step Up to Save the Bees

Eric Asen, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2021

Long Hunter State Park and Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park are working to “save the bees” by acquiring and maintaining beehives through the Tennessee State Parks Honey Project. Although still...

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Biden Administration Revokes the Pipeline to Fossil Fuels

Chloe Hall, Contributor February 6, 2021

President Joe Biden has made good on his promise to make bold, climate-conscious action from the start of his presidency, and one of his first actions was to revoke the March 2019 Permit for the Keystone...

A Greener Future: the New Horizon for Climate Change Policy in the Post-Trump Era

A Greener Future: the New Horizon for Climate Change Policy in the Post-Trump Era

Julia Tilton, Contributor December 8, 2020

It is scientific consensus that the international community’s actions over the next decade will determine the future viability of our planet as a human habitat. Poised to take office in January, President-elect...

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Vanderbilt Fossil Fuel Divestment: Understanding Intersectionality in the Climate Activism Movement

Julia Tilton, Contributor October 26, 2020
Virtual ‘Students For International Divestment Day’ Considers the Importance of Environmental Justice in talks about Divestment
Trump Strips Major Obama-Era Water Policy

Trump Strips Major Obama-Era Water Policy

Tanya Tejani February 12, 2020

In his latest effort to shrink the nation’s environmental protections, President Trump announced that he will be replacing one of Obama’s largest environmental policies: the Clean Water Rule, also...

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The State of Space: The Future of Space Law

Holly Deng October 2, 2019

“The realm of space activities is booming…so does the space law.” On Monday, September 30, the Vanderbilt Innovation and Entrepreneurship Society (VINES) presented a seminar on the topic of the...

On April 10, 2018, representatives from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Defense Logistics Agency Energy, and SunPower attended a dedication for a 28 Megawatt photovoltaic solar array.

Vandy and the Environment: Are we doing enough?

Tony Owusu February 23, 2019

The recent opening of the addition to the Vanderbilt School of Nursing on January 22nd reflects Vanderbilt’s ongoing commitment to becoming a green university. This new building achieved the rigorous...

The Intersection of Religion and Environmentalism

The Intersection of Religion and Environmentalism

Simon Silverberg January 28, 2019

On October 8, 2018, scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), one of the most renowned bodies of climate scientists, released a report stating that under a business-as-usual...

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OPINION: Vandy Must Go Vegan

Noah Butler December 8, 2018

With the current U.S. administration's incessant and special interest driven push to rollback protections for wildlife and restrictions on extraction of natural resources, as well as its blatant disregard...

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