Environmental Policy — All Articles

Local sustainability groups say collective political action is key to battling climate crisis

When it comes to environmental change, individual action just doesn’t cut it. Local Evanston groups focused on sustainability say that collective action is the way forward for addressing the climate concerns our communities, locally and at large, face.

All Other Stories, FeaturesAriella BernickJune 17, 2022Makah Tribe, Neah Bay, Native American, Indigenous Rights, Legal Discrimination, Makah Whaling, Whale Hunt, Gray Whale, Makah Reservation, Environmental Policy, National Environmental Policy Act, Marine Mammal, Endangered Species, International Whaling, Anderson v. Evans

Spiritual Whaling Rights: A Case Study of Legal Discrimination Against The Makah Tribe

Over the last 30 years, the Makah nation has been subjected to legal discrimination barring them from hunting gray whales in subsistence.

Whaling has always been an essential pillar of social stability for the Makah, so the criminalization of the practice deprives this community of a physical and spiritual need.

All Other Stories, FeaturesMimi Hansen-ErraziqiFebruary 22, 2022Makah Tribe, Neah Bay, Native American, Indigenous Rights, Legal Discrimination, Makah Whaling, Whale Hunt, Gray Whale, Makah Reservation, Environmental Policy, National Environmental Policy Act, Marine Mammal, Endangered Species, International Whaling, Anderson v. Evans

Environmental Class Recommendations

Northwestern offers a wide range of environmental-related courses. With such a varied and vast course list, it can be hard to determine what environmental classes are the best ones to take. The wide range of factors to consider like workload, professor teaching style, and content make narrowing down the list difficult even with CTECs. I’ll be discussing some characteristics of these classes and my personal experiences with them.

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