Author: Guest74
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How We Can Make Ports More Sustainable — And Why it Matters
An index created by a Sustainability Science student quantifies the major environmental impacts of shipping hubs.
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Testing Fluoride Levels in Indian Wells
A team of researchers taught social science students to test for high fluoride levels in their own villages, and experimented with creative ways to get the word out about the dangers of fluorosis.
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Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development: Complementary Goals in Rwanda
Professor Lisa Dale spent a month in Rwanda this summer to teach, research, and weave together sustainable development and climate change adaptation.
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Warming Rivers Are Causing Die-Offs Among Alaska Salmon
As salmon suffer in Alaska’s warming snow- and rain-fed rivers, some scientists are looking to glaciers to predict the future of these fish.
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As Temperatures Rise, More California Forests Will Burn
Park Williams and Richard Seager, climate experts at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, discuss why California wildfires are expected to expand and intensify with climate change.
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How Climate Change Threatens NYC’s Transportation Infrastructure
Environmental Science and Policy alum Susanne DesRoches has testified before Congress on how to build resiliency in roadways and public transit.
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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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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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Fall 2019 Internship with the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development
Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until September 22.
