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Linda Shi, urban environmental planner and assistant professor in architecture, art and planning, comments on the Trump administration's reliance on eminent domain to remove homeowners from flood zones.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Architecture, Art and Planning

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Linda Shi, urban environmental planner and assistant professor in architecture, art and planning, comments on the Trump administration freeze of a climate resiliency study for New York City.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Starting March 1, 2020, New York’s ban on single-use plastic bags will take effect. Just this week, the state Department of Environmental Conservation released its final regulations to govern the ban. Mildred Warner is a professor of city and regional planning and an expert on how to promote environmental sustainability at the local level says while New York’s hybrid model for banning plastic bags with a fee on alternatives is key, if there are loopholes – such as thickness requirements – the plastic bag manufacturers and retailers will take advantage. 

New York State

Law and Policy

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, comments on National Grid’s proposed 7.3-mile natural gas pipeline that would run through several towns in New York's Capital Region.    

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

New York State

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Oliver Gao, professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of Cornell’s Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health, comments on Britain's plan to ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars beginning in 2035.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Engineering

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Esteban Gazel, an expert on the processes inside the Earth that produce magma and volcanoes, comments on threats posed by volcanoes such as Taal in the Philippines.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Catherine Kling, an environmental economist, and Amanda Rodewald, a conservation scientist, comment on the Trump Administration's plans to remove environmental protections for streams and wetlands.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University and a faculty fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, comments on a White House proposal to ease the approval of pipelines and energy infrastructure projects.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Patrick Reed, professor of civil and environmental engineering, comments on environmental changes in the Mekong River system and the dams that are widely seen as the culprits.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Fernanda Duarte Amaral, a biologist specializing in reef environments and a visiting professor in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University, comments on a massive oil spill impacting Brazilian coastlines.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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