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July 7, 2022
Loss of Roe Will Impact More than Abortion Rights
“The loss of Roe v. Wade protections is not only ending access to abortion, but also undermining advocacy for women’s health, as groups like Whole Woman’s Health leave states like Texas,” said Center for Health and Biosciences director Rola El Serag.
Read more at the Houston Chronicle. July 6, 2022
SCOTUS EPA Ruling: Less Drastic Than Some Feared
While a Supreme Court ruling last week limited the EPA's authority, Congress and environmental agencies have other options for reducing emissions, said Baker Institute Rice faculty scholar Dan Cohen. Read his comments on what the decision will and won't mean.
Read more in Texas Climate News. July 5, 2022
Nobel Laureate Robert Curl Dies at 88
Nobel Prize-winning chemist Robert Curl, an internationally acclaimed scientist and nanotechnology pioneer whose 64-year career at Rice University made him one of the institution’s most beloved and respected figures, died July 3 in Houston.
Read more at Rice News. July 1, 2022
State Parks and Rural Economic Development
In a paper commissioned by Texas 2036, public finance fellow Joyce Beebe found that over the last decade, Texas rural counties with state parks have higher GDP growth, higher population growth and higher employment growth compared to rural counties without state parks.
July 1, 2022
Biden Wrongly Blamed for Rising Gas Prices
The president of the United States has no control over the price of our gas at the pump, said energy fellow Mark Finley, who has spent 35 years in the oil and gas industry.
Read more at Houston Newsmakers.