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Experts call for regulations to ensure water affordability in US cities

March 22, 2022

As the United Nations observes World Water Day, Mildred Warner, a professor of city and regional planning and an expert on how to promote environmental sustainability at the local level, comments on new research on water affordability in U.S. cities.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Architecture, Art and Planning

‘Innovator’ cities take climate action while global leaders gather

December 2, 2019

Mildred Warner, professor of city and regional planning, comments on the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference and the role of city and town leaders in building climate resilient communities.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

NYS plastic bag ban key but fees, loopholes are cause for concern

February 19, 2020

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

Paris and Oxford plan to ban polluting cars — and mayors worldwide are paying attention

October 18, 2017

David Kay, a senior extension associate with the Community and Regional Development Institute at Cornell University, says cities around the world can learn from "policy innovation" in Oxford and Paris.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Architecture, Art and Planning

Cornell experts on coronavirus - Impact on the economy and industries

May 12, 2020

Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus in terms of its many impacts on economic productivity, inequalities as well as specific disruptions to various industries. 


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