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Study Links NYC Congestion Pricing Policy to Cleaner Air In Lower Manhattan
One year after the city launched its congestion pricing policy, fine particulate pollution inside Manhattan’s congestion relief zone was 13 percent lower, according to a new analysis.
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Study Links NYC Congestion Pricing Policy to Cleaner Air In Lower Manhattan
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September Research Roundup: Select Papers
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Come Visit Us at Lamont Open House
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El Niño 2026: How Big Could It Get?
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Real Science, Right Now: How High School Students Are Researching Climate Solutions
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What Can Fossil Corals in the Cook Islands Teach Us About Global Sea Level Rise?
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Columbia Climate School Hosts City Leaders to Address Energy Affordability and Climate Action
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On Ancient Madagascar, Large Native Herbivores Paid the Price as Introduced Livestock Spread
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A Career Spent Collecting Earth’s Seismic Clues
On Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 10am to 4pm, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Open House—our biggest, best science fun and discovery event of the year—will take place on our beautiful campus in Palisades, NY. Mark your calendar and join us for this free, family-friendly celebration of science! RSVP Today!
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- Friday, October 9, 2026 6:30 AM – 9:00 AM Where: Columbia Global Centers | Beijing, No. 26, 1 F, Core Plaza, No.1 Shanyuan St., Zhongguancun, Haidian, Beijing, China 100080 Description: *By registering for the event, you are deemed to consent to all conditions and terms of the Consent Note for Personal Information Processing, including the cross-border transfer of your personal […]
- Thursday, October 8, 2026 6:10 PM – 8:00 PM Where: Teachers College Columbia University, 525 W. 120 St., New York, NY 10027 Description: Land, Indigenous rights, and the Amazon — screening and discussion of The Territory Event Description: Join the Brazil Seminar for a special screening of the critically acclaimed documentary The Territory, followed by an Q&A with Lead Impact […]
- Wednesday, October 7, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Where: Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: A MPG/SGT seminar presentation Kathrine Udell from the University of Maryland. Title: Strength and Seismic Properties of Ross Ice Shelf Ice Rifts Constrained through Joint Seismic and Geodetic Deployments Abstract: The Ross Ice Shelf (RIS) located in […]
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- But “If you’re going to be out there looking for it, you’re not going to see it,” says Richard Seager, a research professor at Columbia University’s Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory.
- “Globally, neither national legislatures nor governments are taking adequate action, and so the advocates of climate action are turning to the courts,” said Michael Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at […]
- Op-ed by Alexis Abramson.
And we are in 2026. And how many if any of these grand proposals are in progress?