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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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U.S. needs to focus more on harms causes by wildfire smoke

May 25, 2023

Alistair Hayden, a professor of practice in public and ecosystem health and a former division chief at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, says many more people die from wildfire smoke than from the fire itself.

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Cornell expert on how to protect and support pollinators in your backyard

May 8, 2023

Tamson Yeh, pest management and turf specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension Suffolk County, provides lawn mowing best practices and ideas of more permanent measures to support pollinators rather than temporary ones like pausing mowing for the month of May.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
New York State

3 ways Banga may push World Bank to tackle climate change more aggressively

April 13, 2023

Richard T. Clark, a political scientist who studies policymaking at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, comments on the expected confirmation of Ajay Banga as World Bank President and how he may alter the way the bank approaches climate change.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

A movement to reclaim urban waters? River Seine cleanup shows perks

April 17, 2023

Catherine Kling, a water quality monitoring expert and an environmental economist, and Jennifer Minner, a professor of city and regional planning, comment on an effort to clean up Paris' River Seine.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Architecture, Art and Planning

Tax credits for green energy not always a net plus for climate

March 22, 2023

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

California atmospheric river ‘especially dangerous’ paired with snow

March 8, 2023

Alistair Hayden, a professor of practice in public and ecosystem health and a former division chief at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, comments on an atmospheric river event that is expected to bring dangerous flooding across California.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Vinyl chloride ‘highly mobile in soils and water.’ East Palestine area farmers advised to test crop sites.

February 15, 2023

Murray McBride, a soil and crop scientist who studies the behavior of soil and water contaminants, comments on the repercussions of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the need for farmers and residents to test soils and water.

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

Ohio derailment: Fitting all residents with PPE ‘simply unrealistic’

February 17, 2023

Juan Hinestroza, professor of fiber science and apparel design, comments on the role of personal protective equipment following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which resulted in toxic chemicals spilling into land, air and water.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Human Ecology

The ‘missing puzzle piece’ to the American West’s water future: precipitation

February 16, 2023

Climate scientist Flavio Lehner, who has monitored water supply in the Southwest for about a decade, says scientists need to better understand precipitation in order to better grasp the American West's water future.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Flood adaptation: What California can learn from Washington, Texas

January 10, 2023

Linda Shi, an urban environmental planner, comments on flooding in California and what's needed to build more resiliency to future storms.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Architecture, Art and Planning

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