Cornell University experts Zakhary Mallett and Rick Geddes weigh in on how congestion pricing in New York City could impact policies in other parts of the United States.

New York City

Architecture, Art and Planning

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Mildred Warner, a professor of city and regional planning and an expert on local government services, including urban water and sanitation services, comments on newly proposed federal restrictions that would require the removal of nearly all lead water pipes on the U.S.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Daniel Gallagher is a visiting scholar at Cornell University who spent eight years at the Vatican translating the pope’s messages into Latin. He says that the increasingly strident and public fights between Francis and Cardinal Burke align with a growing trend of profound divisions emerging within the Holy See and broader Church.

International

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Art Wheaton, an expert on transportation industries and director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on Tesla's first deliveries of its highly scrutinized Cybertruck.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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Nick Fabrizio, senior lecturer in health policy at Cornell University, says the council has its work cut out for them as it’s very hard to anticipate what the population needs, how much to produce and how quickly products will arrive to consumers. 

Industrial and Labor Relations

Economics and Business

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Randy Allen, senior lecturer of management at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business, is an expert in retail and consumer behavior.

Economics and Business

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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John Cawley is a professor of public policy and economics at Cornell University. His research focuses on the economics of diet, physical activity, and obesity. He says there is evidence weight impacts employment as NYC puts a weight discrimination law in place.

New York City

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Elizabeth Lamb is an ornamentals specialist and senior extension associate with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s New York State Integrated Pest Management program. She says you are going to want to look for a tree early this year.

New York State

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Gustavo Flores-Macías is a professor of government at Cornell University and an expert in Latin American politics. He says that though Milei will see little support among governors and Congress, his popular platform is likely to bring significant change.

International

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Former Twitch leader Emmett Shear is taking over as OpenAI’s interim chief executive following a chaotic weekend of changes at the company. 

Computing & Information Sciences

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