Kat So is a research assistant for Energy and Environment at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, she interned at Mass Audubon, helping advocate for conservation policy in the Massachusetts State House. Additionally, she interned at the Environmental Protection Agency in the Office of Public Affairs and at the Nature Conservancy in Coastal Programs, focusing on coastal resilience and oyster restoration projects.
So received her bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University in environmental and marine studies.
To Harness the Power of the Ocean To Fight Climate Change, the Biden Administration Needs a Plan
Ocean carbon dioxide removal solutions may contribute to policies and strategies that achieve the goal of negative emissions by midcentury, but implementation at scale must be balanced with concerns about unintended environmental impacts, environmental justice, a social license to operate, and governance issues.
Extreme Weather Cost U.S. Taxpayers $99 Billion Last Year, and It Is Getting Worse
The financial toll of extreme weather events fueled by climate change is at an all-time high and requires that Congress take bold action to move the country toward a 100 percent clean future.
State-by-State Impacts of Climate Change and the Trump Administration’s Anti-Environmental Agenda
These fact sheets explore how states are experiencing climate change differently—and how the Trump administration’s regulatory rollbacks are affecting each state.
