As the cherished rainforest in South America’s Amazon River region continues to shrink, the river itself now presents evidence of other dangers: the overexploitation of freshwater fish.
National 4-H Council awarded New York Gov. Kathy Hochul its Distinguished Alumni Medallion. Cornell Cooperative Extension runs the venerable youth program throughout the state.
Master’s students are helping New Lebanon, New York expand its economy with green technology jobs, and drafting a blueprint for similar communities statewide.
Cornell is leading a new $34 million research center that will accelerate the creation of energy-efficient semiconductor materials and technologies, and develop revolutionary new approaches for microelectronics systems.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced guidance for restaurants planning to provide comfort heating for customers dining outdoors during the fall and winter months. Max Zhang an expert in sustainable energy systems says although electric heaters emit no pollutants onsite compared to natural gas and propane heaters, electric heating actually causes more pollution in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.
Neema Kudva, an expert on sustainable development in small cities and their regions in South Asia, comments on Cyclone Yaas threatening Eastern India, and its potential impact on critical infrastructure as well as the COVID-19 crisis in the country.
Researchers have discovered a new path for polystyrene, a type of plastic that makes up a third of landfill waste worldwide, that includes being upcycled into benzoic acid - a chemical with wide commercial demand.
Researchers developed porous, sponge-like materials that can trap carbon dioxide – a potentially low-cost approach for limiting the environmental damage of coal-fired power plants.
