Blue Origin launched another space tourism rocket this morning from West Texas, becoming just the fourth human spaceflight by the company.

science

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Arthur Wheaton, an expert on the automotive industry and director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on the Biden administration's plans to restore California’s authority to set its own auto emission rules for cars and trucks.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Economics and Business

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Cornell University experts are available to interview on the benefits and risks associated any new tree planting initiative. New York City’s five borough presidents are calling on Mayor Eric Adams to plant a million new trees by 2030.

New York City

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Following an announcement from the E.P.A. that it will bolster enforcement and monitoring of air and water quality in disadvantaged communities, Cornell University scientists, Jerel Ezell, Catherine Kling, and John Albertson offered their critiques of the new approach and signaled what the development could mean for the future of air quality monitoring technology. 

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Max Zhang, a sustainable energy systems expert, comments on France's decision to invest €1bn in nuclear power by 2030.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Engineering

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The Biden administration is forging ahead with plans to lease federal waters — stretching nearly the entire coastline — to wind power developers. Cornell University researchers are engaged in multiple aspects of this story.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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John Albertson is a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology, comment on new Biden administration regulations on methane emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Engineering

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Cornell University experts from a variety of fields shared their recommendations for individual actions – large and small – that can make an impact locally and globally.

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Eilyan Bitar, a renewable energy integration expert, comments on a new initiative aimed at creating a solar grid across the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Engineering

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Jacob Mays, an assistant professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, comments on a global energy crisis making gas prices soar in Europe.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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