SEC's climate disclosure plan could be in trouble after a recent Supreme Court ruling, but a bigger question looms: Does disclosure work?

A review of S&P 500 companies finds carbon disclosure doesn’t necessarily mean emissions fall.

Lily Hsueh, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Arizona State University • conversation
July 7, 2022 • ~9 min

Energy charter treaty makes climate action nearly illegal in 52 countries – so how can we leave it?

A case brought to the European Court of Human Rights could pressure countries to leave.

Chamu Kuppuswamy, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
July 6, 2022 • ~7 min

Energy charter treaty makes climate action nearly illegal in 52 countries – so how can countries leave it?

A case brought to the European Court of Human Rights could pressure countries to leave.

Chamu Kuppuswamy, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
July 6, 2022 • ~7 min

What Does Separation of Church and State Mean?
VOA Learning English • voa
July 4, 2022 • ~7 min

The Supreme Court has curtailed EPA's power to regulate carbon pollution – and sent a warning to other regulators

In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held that an Obama administration plan to regulate carbon emissions from power plants exceeded the power that Congress gave to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School • conversation
July 1, 2022 • ~9 min

Expert: End of Roe endangers health and democracy

The end of Roe v. Wade will have profoundly harmful effects on people forced to continue unwanted pregnancies and on democracy, says legal scholar Khiara M. Bridges.

Edward Lempinen-UC Berkeley • futurity
June 30, 2022 • ~9 min

A growing number of women give birth at Catholic hospitals, where they do not receive the same reproductive health options – including birth control – provided at other hospitals

Many people do not realize they are delivering at a Catholic hospital, and others may not have a choice. But where one receives care has a profound impact on the birth control options they’re offered.

Maria Gallo, Professor of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University • conversation
June 29, 2022 • ~10 min

What the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion means for women's health and well-being: 4 essential reads

Scholars explain how the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion is likely to affect women’s health.

Matt Williams, Breaking News Editor • conversation
June 24, 2022 • ~7 min

Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision

By a 6 to 3 majority, the Supreme Court decided to overrule the landmark Roe decision and end almost 50 years of access to abortion being a constitution right.

Nicole Huberfeld, Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law and Professor of Law, Boston University • conversation
June 24, 2022 • ~11 min

US High Court Says Religious Schools Can Get Public Money
VOA Learning English • voa
June 21, 2022 • ~4 min

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