Kayla Morton @kmo95.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Publication alert! New paper examines attitudes toward deep-sea mining, a proposed source of critical minerals with major environmental tradeoffs. While some U.S. policymakers see DSM as a path to critical minerals independence, many in the environmental community view it as an unacceptable risk. 120
Kayla Morton @kmo95.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Really enjoyed everything about this: power of the courts and collective action with parallels to today, similarities and contrasts to the civil rights movements of the 60s, and ability of academics to make meaningful impacts on policy 142
Kayla Morton @kmo95.bsky.social · 03/03/2025@elizabth-e.bsky.social and I presented our ISA (International Seabed Authority) paper at ISA (International Studies Association) today! @isanet.bsky.social 051
Reposted by Kayla MortonSusan Ann Samuel @susanannsamuel.bsky.social · 02/03/2025A great start at #ISA2025, Chicago presenting on #HumanRights, #ClimateLitigation, the #UNFCCC Negotiations. What a rich discussion chaired by Christina Hoicka, discussions by Farrah Brown, and co-panelists @kmo95.bsky.social, Keith Goldstein, and Yasushi Katsuma. 021
Kayla Morton @kmo95.bsky.social · 02/03/2025A great discussion this morning at #ISA2025. Thank you @isaess.bsky.social/IO for giving us a full panel of UNFCCC papers- it was a great way to highlight this aspect of global climate politics! Including @susanannsamuel.bsky.social 022
Kayla Morton @kmo95.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Left a sunny and beautiful PNW day for #ISA2025 in Chicago this weekend. My phone’s forecast summary immediately changed to just “windy” 030
Kayla Morton @kmo95.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Afraid that gutting the Clean Air Act will only be the beginning of these ramifications, but this one really got me 100
Kayla Morton @kmo95.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Afraid that gutting the Clean Air Act will only be the beginning of these ramifications, but this one really got me 000
Reposted by Kayla MortonAyana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 24/01/2025As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻 19789343883
Kayla Morton @kmo95.bsky.social · 20/01/2025New public scholarship on my last publication- and a strain of climate optimism on Inauguration Day!theregreview.orgProtecting Climate Legislation Through Issue Linkage | The Regulatory ReviewResearch shows that linking climate issues with other legislative priorities increases congressional support. 000
Reposted by Kayla MortonGrist @grist.org · 17/01/2025People are flocking to Florida. Will there be enough water for them? Climate change, a development boom, and overexploitation of groundwater are draining the Sunshine State. grist.org/science/flor... #Florida #water #Developmentgrist.orgPeople are flocking to Florida. Will there be enough water for them?Climate change, a development boom, and overexploitation of groundwater are draining the Sunshine State. 115410
Kayla Morton @kmo95.bsky.social · 21/11/2024There’s been a lot of “Biden needs to push through policies before Trump” from Dems in the last couple of weeks. A more sustainable Colorado River plan would be a big win for climate resilience in the West!azcentral.comFederal water officials release outline for dealing with Colorado River shortagesThe Biden administration won't be around to finish new guidelines for splitting up a depleted Colorado River, but is handing off a range of ideas. 000
Kayla Morton @kmo95.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Developed countries at #COP29 after not meeting the measly climate finance goals:media.tenor.coma man speaking into a microphone with the words and now you have the audacity to ask me for more money written below himALT: a man speaking into a microphone with the words and now you have the audacity to ask me for more money written below him 000