Student Perspectives on Current Events and the Implications for Sustainability in the U.S.

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The SustainUW Podcast

UW-Madison Office of Sustainability

56 episodes

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The SustainUW Podcast is created and hosted by student interns from the UW-Madison Office of Sustainability. Each episode explores a different question related to sustainability as it impacts the UW-Madison campus and the broader community. Guests include professors, student activists, campus staff, and other experts who help hosts uncover the complicated story of sustainability. This podcast examines common narratives of environmentalism and questions the status quo, seeking to understand what’s up with sustainability and where we should go from here.

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Student Perspectives on Current Events and the Implications for Sustainability in the U.S.

The SustainUW Podcast

17 minutes 56 seconds

5 months ago

Student Perspectives on Current Events and the Implications for Sustainability in the U.S.

A lot has been happening to sustainability initiatives in the U.S. these past few months, and you probably have plenty of questions, concerns, and ideas. Join Office of Sustainability interns Aiden, Audrey, Brynne, and Giann as they parse through some of the current events happening in sustainability at the national level and provide a student's perspective.

References discussed and related resources:

Trump rescinded a half-century of environmental rules. Here’s what that could mean. -- Vox

Trump’s Return Gives China a Second Chance at Climate Leadership -- Bloomberg

Big Oil in no rush to 'drill baby drill' this year despite Trump agenda -- Reuters

Trump’s "Drill, Baby, Drill" Pledge Will Not Save Oil -- Forbes

2.2 billion gallons of water flowed out of California reservoirs because of Trump’s order to open dams -- CNN

Trump targets Alaska’s oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight -- AP

5 surprising facts about renewable energy growth in Texas -- Environment Texas

Climate Stories From The Times: 13 Must-Reads -- New York Times

Trump’s First Two Weeks Have Thrown U.S. Climate Spending Into Chaos -- New York Times

E.P.A. Tells More Than 1,000 They Could Be Fired ‘Immediately’ -- New York Times

Trump’s Halt on Climate Spending Freezes Jobs and Stalls Projects -- New York Times