The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new policy that it intends to use in considering costs imposed by No Discharge Zones (NDZs) under §  312(f)(3) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Calling this policy the “No-Discharge Zone Cost Analysis Tool” (Tool), EPA has stated that it will […]

Mar 26, 2021 In the News Mexico International Food Policy Analyst Joseph Glauber on Mexico’s agricultural plans (CGTN)  Agriculture Production Trade CGTN interviewed senior research fellow Joseph Glauber on Mexico’s mission to become self-sufficient in terms of food. Glauber discusses the importance of corn to the Mexican diet. The new directive is about […]

Think of Japan in the spring, and the image that comes to mind is likely the country’s famous cherry blossoms, also known as “sakura” — white and pink flowers, bursting across cities and mountains, petals covering the ground.

Plastic pollution is a global scourge with plastic waste having become ubiquitous worldwide. We all suffer from it in some ways as microplastics has permeated even drinking water, seafood and table salt. Yet some people suffer far more from plastic pollution than others, according to the United Nations. “Vulnerable communities […]