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What do oil companies, ultraconservative think tanks, and billionaires agree on regarding global warming? Perhaps that it is propaganda, pseudoscience, or a hoax? Or perhaps something more paradoxical: that they have found its solution.  For dec...

Mist-Direction

What do oil companies, ultraconservative think tanks, and billionaires agree on regarding global warming? Perhaps that it is propaganda, pseudoscience, or a hoax? Or perhaps something more paradoxical: that they have found its solution.  For dec...

Many Americans take clean air for granted, but it is the product of detailed federal regulations that weigh the economic costs of reducing pollution against the benefits of cleaner air to human health. Recently, however, the Environmental Protection ...

To Clear the Air

Many Americans take clean air for granted, but it is the product of detailed federal regulations that weigh the economic costs of reducing pollution against the benefits of cleaner air to human health. Recently, however, the Environmental Protection ...

It’s easy to assume that air pollution is a relic of America’s industrial past: a phenomenon that belonged to the age of steel mills and smog-choked skylines. But drive through the petrochemical corridor of Louisiana, or the refinery-lined neighb...

The Inequality of Air Quality in America

It’s easy to assume that air pollution is a relic of America’s industrial past: a phenomenon that belonged to the age of steel mills and smog-choked skylines. But drive through the petrochemical corridor of Louisiana, or the refinery-lined neighb...

On the sides of brick buildings, across grapevines and maples, and even on car windshields, the spotted lanternfly can be seen all over Brown’s campus and New England. Its wings are delicate, decorated with little black dots and a flash of red hidd...

Politics of Presence: Native and Nonnative Natures

On the sides of brick buildings, across grapevines and maples, and even on car windshields, the spotted lanternfly can be seen all over Brown’s campus and New England. Its wings are delicate, decorated with little black dots and a flash of red hidd...

Anyone who has driven through the Midwest, pumped gas into their car, or looked at the list of unpronounceable ingredients on their bag of chips likely has some sense that corn is omnipresent in America. You cannot escape it. The United States is the...

Stuck in the Corn Maze

Anyone who has driven through the Midwest, pumped gas into their car, or looked at the list of unpronounceable ingredients on their bag of chips likely has some sense that corn is omnipresent in America. You cannot escape it. The United States is the...

On July 7, 2021, 48 environmental and progressive advocacy groups released an open letter that “[called] on the Biden administration and all members of Congress to eschew the dominant antagonistic approach to US-China relations” in favor of “mu...

Green Dreams, Red Nightmares

On July 7, 2021, 48 environmental and progressive advocacy groups released an open letter that “[called] on the Biden administration and all members of Congress to eschew the dominant antagonistic approach to US-China relations” in favor of “mu...

The BPR High School Program invites student writers from Providence-area public schools to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of a semester. A special thank you to the editor on this piece, Evan Tao ‘27! Miro ...

Rats! We’re Killing Our Wildlife!

The BPR High School Program invites student writers from Providence-area public schools to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of a semester. A special thank you to the editor on this piece, Evan Tao ‘27! Miro ...

Even as the national Republican Party nurtures a strong sect of climate denialists, Republican-dominated Southeastern states have been quietly courting the electric vehicle (EV) market. It is a daunting task considering increased polarization around ...

Green Wave Meets Crimson Tide

Even as the national Republican Party nurtures a strong sect of climate denialists, Republican-dominated Southeastern states have been quietly courting the electric vehicle (EV) market. It is a daunting task considering increased polarization around ...

A small house in Spring, Texas, worth $42,000, flooded 19 times due to heavy rain. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) covered repairs for each of those floods, costing a whopping $912,732—over 20 times the value of the house itself. About ...

Drowning in Risk

A small house in Spring, Texas, worth $42,000, flooded 19 times due to heavy rain. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) covered repairs for each of those floods, costing a whopping $912,732—over 20 times the value of the house itself. About ...