Congratulations to Ann Verwiel, MPP and her co-authors, on the publication, “Cumulative Impact Assessment Within Vulnerable Communities: Challenges, Opportunities And Path Forward,” in...
Congratulations to Ann Verwiel, MPP and her co-authors, on the publication, “Cumulative Impact Assessment Within Vulnerable Communities: Challenges, Opportunities And Path Forward,” in the Journal of Toxicology and Regulatory Policy.
Ann co-authored the article with Gregory G. Bond, Richard A. Becker, William Rish, and Jessica P. Ryman. Their analysis examines cumulative impact assessment (CIA) as a framework for evaluating the combined environmental and social burdens that can disproportionately affect the health and well-being vulnerable communities.
The authors explore how factors such as chemical exposures, poverty, lifestyle factors, psychosocial stress, infrastructure challenges, and reduced healthcare access can overlap and contribute to health disparities. They also discuss opportunities to strengthen CIA through improved transparency, data integration, context-appropriate methodologies, and meaningful stakeholder engagement.
The publication highlights how CIA can serve as a screening and decision-support tool to help agencies, researchers, stakeholders, and communities identify priorities and support more coordinated action.
Read the full open access article here: https://isrtp.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/jtrp/2/1/article-p1_2.xml
Congratulations, Ann!
Danny Kingham, Shailee Bhattacharya, Christ Niamike, Noah Goodkind, and Travis M. McGuire recently co-authored “Is your state regulation ready? a review of...
Danny Kingham, Shailee Bhattacharya, Christ Niamike, Noah Goodkind, and Travis M. McGuire recently co-authored “Is your state regulation ready? a review of geologic carbon sequestration regulations in the United States.”
Co-authored with William Gallin, Paul V. Franke, Meghan E. Gavin, Emma Thomley, and Ryan Kammer, and Ian Sackmann, the article reviews geologic carbon sequestration regulations across all 50 states using 14 regulatory factors tied to project advancement, from pore space ownership and liability to Class VI primacy and pipeline considerations.
The result is a practical framework for evaluating regulatory readiness, offering insight for states and other entities looking to develop or strengthen geologic carbon sequestration policy. It also highlights how regulatory readiness often aligns with Class VI primacy, energy production history, and experience with federally supported projects.
This publication reflects the technical and policy-focused work GSI brings to complex carbon management challenges.
Read the full open-access article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17583004.2026.2645787#abstract
Lisa Molofsky, PhD, PG has co-authored a new article titled "A combined 228Ra/226Ra and 87Sr/86Sr approach to identify the production of out-of-zone formation...
Lisa Molofsky, PhD, PG has co-authored a new article titled “A combined 228Ra/226Ra and 87Sr/86Sr approach to identify the production of out-of-zone formation fluid from Marcellus shale gas wells,” published in Applied Geochemistry.
This article, co-authored with M.A. Engle, T.W. Wagner, A.S. Wylie, and D.P. Fernandez, presents a geochemical method that combines radium and strontium isotope ratios to determine the origin of high-salinity fluids produced from Marcellus shale gas wells. The study provides valuable insights into identifying out-of-zone water production and offers a framework that could be applied to other oil and gas basins.
Read the full paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883292725002938?dgcid=author