John Dernbach – The Conversation

Many colonias along the Texas-Mexico border still lack basic infrastructure, including running water. AP Photo/Eric Gay

September 6, 2023

The US committed to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, but like other countries, it’s struggling to make progress

Scott Schang, Wake Forest University and John Dernbach, Widener University

Halfway to the SDGs’ 2030 deadline, countries have made progress, but most are struggling to meet all 17 goals. The US is no exception.

Street flooding has become more common in parts of Honolulu. Eugene Tanner / AFP via Getty Images

May 23, 2023

More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got a boost from the US Supreme Court

Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School and John Dernbach, Widener University

Honolulu, Baltimore, Charleston, S.C. and several other cities harmed by rising seas and extreme weather are suing the oil industry. At stake is who pays for the staggering costs of climate change.

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