Concerns about the Seine River’s cleanliness have caused delays in some Olympic swimming events in Paris despite a $1.5 billion cleanup effort. Brian Rahm, a biological and environmental engineering expert, says Paris’ ancient infrastructure and climate change will continue to muddy the waters. 

Agriculture and Life Sciences

International

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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A letter from Senator Ron Wyden to the Justice Department has revealed that the U.S. and some foreign governments have been secretly requesting push notification records from Google and Apple to track people of interest.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Computing & Information Sciences

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Rick Geddes, director of the Cornell University Program in Infrastructure Policy, comments on the partial failure of Minnesota's Rapidan Dam following torrential rains in the Midwest.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Max Zhang, a professor of engineering at Cornell University, says we’ve seen wildfire smoke pollution in New York before, but the exposure this June could point to future concerns.

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Greeshma Gadikota, director of the Sustainable Energy and Resource Recovery Group at Cornell University’s College of Engineering, and Phillip Milner, professor of chemical and chemical biology at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences, comment on the Biden administration's push to support carbon capture technology.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Ukraine parliament passed a bill on Thursday overhauling mobilization rules. David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University specializing in military history, defense policy and battlefield analysis. He says, “Large industrial wars like this one are as much about organization as they are about fighting, and this is a sign that Ukraine takes that lesson seriously.”

International

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A nonprofit group, Fairly Trained, plans to certify artificial intelligence models that ask permission to use copyrighted material.

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Fengqi You, a professor of energy systems engineering, comments on renewable energy tax credits and a forthcoming decision from the Biden administration about how much American-made equipment to require. 

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Engineering

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Social media platform X plans to collect user biometric, employment, and education data as a matter of policy. 

Computing & Information Sciences

science

Engineering

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Todd Walter says it may be more effective to adopt a “flood risk mitigation” strategy instead of a “flood control” strategy.

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