201919
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A Dwindling, Dying Dead Sea: A Call for Restorative Action
Saving the Dead Sea will require political will, changes in industry best practices, and coordinated restoration efforts in a region that is notorious for its lack of cooperation.
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How the Top Ten Democratic Candidates Plan to Deal With Climate Change
It is critical that whoever becomes president in 2020 commits to tackling the climate crisis. Here are the climate plans of the top ten Democratic candidates.
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Earth Institute Experts Discuss Fires in the Amazon Rainforest
As leaders in research on ecology, wildfires, and climate change, experts at the Earth Institute are leading the conversation over this environmental catastrophe.
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Protecting the Amazon Requires Changing Policy and Eating Less Beef
Global demand for beef is fueling the Amazon rainforest fires, and it will take a global solution to fix it.
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Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research Program Now Accepting Applications for 2020
Doctoral candidates or recent Ph.D., M.D., J.D. or Sc.D. recipients interested in research on sustainable development can apply by October 30, 2019.
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You Asked: How Destructive Are the Amazon Rainforest Fires? Can They Be Stopped?
An Earth Institute adjunct tackles reader questions about the record-breaking fires in Brazil.
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Consumption, Waste and our Changing Lifestyle
We can build our production and consumption around the principles of environmental sustainability.
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Fall 2019 Internship with the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development
Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until September 22.
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The Hidden Costs of Food Waste
Nearly 40 percent of all food goes uneaten in the U.S. Environmental policy alumni examine the impacts of food waste and how we can make a difference.
AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
