201817
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Lead Is Poisoning Children on U.S. Military Bases, Says Report
An extensive investigation by the Reuters news agency has found that many children living on U.S. military bases may be exposed to hazardous levels of lead in decaying family housing.
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Reading Program Improves Child Literacy Rates in Indian District
After initial success, a pilot program from Columbia’s Center for Sustainable Development is scaling up to reach 2,000 more children in 70 schools.
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Where Will Future Migrants Come From?
A project that anticipates how people will move in response to environmental changes could help to bolster social and humanitarian support for countries in crisis.
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Alum Launches First-Ever Shared Electric Mopeds in New York City
With his passion for energy and sustainability, Frank Reig, an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy alum, is working to make urban transit “fast, affordable and way more fun.”
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Fall 2018 Internships Available at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Applications will be accepted until September 15.
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Trump’s Dirty Power Plan
It’s bad when America’s national government does little to advance renewable energy; it is far worse when they aggressively promote the most polluting fossil fuels they can find. The good news is that many states, cities, and institutions are moving in the other direction.
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Exploring Ecological Migration in Gansu Province, China
What the West sees as the Chinese government’s top-down decision making around ecological migration is actually a more complex process.
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Every (Fifth) Breath We Take: Friends of Phytoplankton and Why They Matter
Tiny microbes called phytoplankton live beneath the ocean’s surface, producing oxygen that is essential to human survival. A new study sheds light on how these all-important diatoms survive and thrive under difficult conditions.
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Wildfires in Israel and Palestine – A Fuel for Conflict or an Opportunity for Building Trust?
In Israel and Palestine, wildfires offer an exemplary case study of the potential of environment management as a lever for cooperation, or as a driver of conflict among communities sharing common resources.
