Environmental Ethics Articles

Articles on sustainability, climate change, eating ethically, space ethics, energy use and conservation, environmentally ethical engineering, environmental justice, and more.

Environmental Ethics articles can be viewed by the following categories:

Introduction to Environmental Ethics	Eating Ethically
Environmentally Ethical Engineering	Out of this World Environmental Ethics
Climate Change Ethics	Energy Ethics

Investigating Justice Issues in Pajaro Levee Failure
The 2024-25 Environmental Ethics Fellows are focusing on the ethical dimensions of the 2023 levee failure in Pajaro, California.
A Brief Introduction to Climate Engineering
Is climate engineering a viable and ethical solution to slowing climate change?
An Ethical Evaluation of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
Perspective on technical and ethical questions that arise from exploring and using stratospheric aerosol injection to mitigate climate change.
Is Climate Engineering Viable? And if it’s Viable, is it Ethical?
Shivani Dharanipragada ’25 learned about technological innovations in geoengineering and explored their ethical and legal implications.
The Colorado River and Environmental Justice for the Navajo Tribe
In water rights discussions, there is an ethical responsibility to include Indigenous people in both conversations and legislation decisions.
On the Pressing Issue of Space Debris
Space debris poses an imminent threat to space exploration and there are actions needed to mitigate the impact of this problem and its disastrous consequences.
Climate Change, Water Insecurity, and Gender Inequality in Uganda
Solutions to water insecurity and gender inequality challenged faced in Uganda require training, resource diversification, and climate-resistant infrastructure.
An Ethical Study of the Impact of Water Insecurity on Identity in Indigenous Communities
The Cucapá Tribe of Mexico and Native Hawaiians near the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, O’ahu
Decades of overuse and climate change have exacerbated droughts and water shortages around the world, and Indigenous groups are disproportionately feeling the resulting effects of water insecurity.
The Responsibility of Corporations to Mitigate Water Pollution
Improper dumping and waste disposal from corporations impacts the availability and quality of the water supply in the United States – these companies have an ethical responsibility to address these shortcomings in this area.
Expanding ESG: What does it mean for the Earth to belong to everyone?
Can ESG move past ingrained notions of property and capitalism and aid in the movement toward a more equitable, ethical, and sustainable future?