Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Ida highlights urban flash flood risks, disparities

September 2, 2021

Brian Rahm, director of the New York State Water Resources Institute, comments on the devastating floods in the Northeast caused by Hurricane Ida.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
New York City
New York State

Uncertainty for farmers after water pollution rule scrapped

August 31, 2021

Brian Rahm, director of the New York State Water Resources Institute and senior research associate with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, comments on the scrapping of a Trump administration rule that limited federal protections for streams, marshes and wetlands.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Food & Agriculture

WOTUS rollback threatens half of US wetlands, fifth of streams

September 13, 2019

Amanda Rodewald and Brian Rahm comment on the rollback of the WOTUS rule that expanded protection for U.S. waterways.

Law and Policy
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Amanda Rodewald