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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Higher insurance premia, less hurricane forecasting with potential NOAA cuts

July 3, 2025

Ivan Rudik is as associate professor of applied economics and policy at Cornell University and a former Chief Environmental Economist in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Biden administration. He says the proposed NOAA cuts will cost lives.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Law, Government & Public Policy

Auto tariffs ‘boon’ to Tesla, threat to unionized workers and ‘Big Three’

March 27, 2025

Ian Greer is a research professor at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), comments on newly announced 25 percent tariffs on cars and car parts imported into the U.S.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Law and Policy

Acid rain, smog, toxic crops: Scientists fear impacts of EPA deregulation

March 18, 2025

Soil and crop scientist Murray McBride comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) newly proposed roll backs of environmental regulations and the potential impacts on air, soils, ecosystems and human health.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Food & Agriculture

Climate scientist: NOAA layoffs have deep repercussions ‘already unfolding’

March 5, 2025

Climate scientist, Flavio Lehner, comments on layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Super Bowl climate ad leans on research-backed persuasion techniques

February 10, 2025

Jonathon Schuldt, a professor of communication at Cornell whose research focuses on the social psychology of public opinion, with a focus on environment, health and U.S. politics, comments on the effectiveness of a Super Bowl climate ad.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Not just coffee: Climate change impacts food ‘from abalone to zucchini’

March 3, 2025

Michael Hoffmann, professor emeritus at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and lead author of Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need, comments on the rising price of coffee and climate change's impacts on foods.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Food & Agriculture

Cornell experts on EPA regulations rollback

March 13, 2025

Sheila Olmstead, Talbot Andrews, and Art Wheaton comment on steps to roll back environmental regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Energy systems expert: Return-to-office mandate to hike emissions

January 29, 2025

Fengqi You, a professor of energy systems engineering at Cornell University, comments on the environmental impact of President Trump's return-to-office mandate.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Law, Government & Public Policy

Steel tariffs could unlock innovations, emissions reductions

February 19, 2025

Greeshma Gadikota, Cornell University professor and director of the Sustainable Energy and Resource Recovery Group in the College of Engineering, comments on the potential impacts of steel tariffs.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Engineering

‘Historic case’ in Montana model for future climate lawsuits

December 19, 2024

Climate and environment legal scholar, Leehi Yona, comments on a Montana Supreme Court ruling that affirmed youth plaintiffs have a right to a “stable climate system.”

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy
Law School

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