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Amanda Rodewald, senior director of the Center for Avian Population Studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, comments on migratory bird protections and the Biden administration's review of a Trump-era restriction to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Lab of Ornithology

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Sriramya Nair and Kenneth Clark Hover, professors of civil and environmental engineering, comment on efforts to develop alternative to cement, which is responsible for high levels of carbon emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Engineering

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Cornell University experts are available to weigh in on political and industry developments that signal a shift to a clean energy economy.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Robert Howarth, an expert on the greenhouse gas footprint of methane emissions, comments on the Biden administration's plan to ban new oil and gas leasing on federal land.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Linda Shi, an urban environmental planner and assistant professor at Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning, comments on a new U.S. strategy to help protect communities from climate disasters.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Architecture, Art and Planning

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David Lodge, an expert on invasive species and a conservation biologist, comments on the discovery of a new invasive worm in Georgia.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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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.

New York City

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Engineering

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Lara Skinner, the executive director of the Worker Institute at Cornell University and an expert on labor and employment issues related to sustainability, comments on a global effort to cut emissions from the shipping industry.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Arthur Wheaton, an expert on the automotive industry at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on Ford's failure to meet European limits on greenhouse-gas emissions and the company's need to partner with another automaker.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Timur Dogan, an architect, building scientist, professor and director of the Environmental Systems Lab at Cornell University, comments on a European Union building renovation project to be announced this week.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Architecture, Art and Planning

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