Experts in the News

“The increase in residential waste volumes can be attributed to more individuals staying home and cleaning out their homes and the use and disposal of excess material obtained through panic purchasing,” said energy fellow Rachel Meidl.

Fellow Rachel Meidl discussed what can and is being done about the growing problems related to plastic waste.

“There is so much to be said for transparency and being honest about what you know, what you don’t know, [which] enables companies to achieve social legitimacy and public trust,” energy fellow Rachel Meidl says amid concerns about the ITC fire. Houston Chronicle: https://bit.ly/2UZG29V

Simply introducing single-use plastic bans without first defining the problem and contemplating a practical, holistic plan is premature and will result in rudimentary, misguided and dead-end policies, fellow Rachel Meidl writes in a Houston Chronicle op-ed.