Discourse,
‍with Direction.

This brief examines the complex debate surrounding Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), which are integral to modern food production but raise significant environmental, ethical, and health concerns. It provides a historical overview of CAFOs' emergence, explores the arguments from economic and environmental stakeholders, and evaluates the consequences of insufficient regulation. The brief also highlights current policy frameworks, such as the Clean Water Act and proposed amendments, alongside potential strategies to balance economic benefits with environmental and public health protections.

This brief will show the historical background and nature of digital surveillance at the United States Southern Border. With this increasing security, heavy surveillance has been highly criticized for its effects on individual(s) well-being.

Since the beginning of American civilization, agriculture practices have been a cornerstone for progress. However, as concerns about climate change, resource management, and food insecurity increase, so does society’s responsibility to innovate the agricultural industry to address these concerns. As cities develop and as the United States’ population increases, the land for agriculture becomes increasingly more scarce. There have been many attempts to resolve this problem—the most notable being vertical farming. The concept of vertical farming, dates back to the early 20th century but gained significant traction in the late 1990s with the work of Dr. Dickson Despommier, a professor at Columbia University. Despommier popularized the idea of growing food in vertically stacked layers within controlled indoor environments. Early iterations of vertical farming were driven by the increasing urbanization of the global population and the limitations of traditional agriculture in urban centers. As the world faces growing challenges related to food security, climate change, and environmental sustainability, vertical farming has emerged as a viable solution to these challenges.