blog – Levi C. Bevis

Carbon Emissions and the Courts: The Impacts of the Supreme Court’s Decision in West Virginia v. EPA

The following is a blog post published through the Applied Economics Clinic on July 13, 2022. Read the article here. July 13, 2022 On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court delivered a ruling that had long been awaited by climate advocates, policymakers, and industry. The Court voted 6-3 in favor of West Virginia in the caseContinue reading “Carbon Emissions and the Courts: The Impacts of the Supreme Court’s Decision in West Virginia v. EPA”

Appalachia Ahead: How Renewable Energy Can Change Coal Country

The following is a blog post published through the Applied Economics Clinic on February 2, 2022. Read the article here. February 2, 2022 Communities across the United States are in the midst of an energy transformation. While regions such as the East Coast and California are already planning and implementing a switch from fossil fuelsContinue reading “Appalachia Ahead: How Renewable Energy Can Change Coal Country”

Climate Change and the Forced Relocation of Native American Nations

This blog post was published by the Applied Economics Clinic (AEC) blog on November 30, 2021, which can be found here. Once again, many Native Americans find themselves facing the loss of land and home. In 1889, President Grover Cleveland issued an executive order that set the stage for an almost impossible situation facing aContinue reading “Climate Change and the Forced Relocation of Native American Nations”