Author: Steven Cohen13

Environmental Justice Delayed Has Been Justice Denied

Environmental justice delayed has long been justice denied, but it is never too late to do better.
New York City’s Recovery Will Be Built on Our Resiliency and Ingenuity

This diverse, intense city has the brainpower to engineer a comeback. We did it before and we will do it again.
Earth Day Urgency

We are nowhere close to achieving the transition to environmental sustainability, but the process is well underway here in the United States. To achieve this, we need to think about our shared values rather than our differences. Let’s make every day an Earth Day.
Sustainability Start-ups: Creativity in the Transition to An Environmentally Sound Society

I am amazed by the work I’ve seen by my students and graduates as they translate their environmental principles into practical sustainability practice in a world desperate for innovation.
What Can We Do About Extreme Weather?

Perhaps climate change policy will be a response to our growing experience with extreme weather events.
Climate Risk Is Not the Only Environmental Risk Companies Should Disclose

If we want to grow our economy without destroying our planet, we need to do a better job of measuring and managing our environmental impacts.
Mining Garbage and the Circular Economy

The construction of waste management and material mining facilities is essential for the development of a circular economy, and the evolution toward a circular economy is a prerequisite for sustainable cities.
Unpaid Internships are Unethical and Wrong

Internships can be valuable and important apprenticeship opportunities for students engaged in them. They should be encouraged, and they should be paid.
Ukraine Demonstrates the Problem With Nuclear Power

The technology we depend on needs to be resilient, reliable, and as safe as possible. Nuclear power fails those tests, as the war in this nuclear energy-dependent nation demonstrates.

Environmental Justice Delayed Has Been Justice Denied

Environmental justice delayed has long been justice denied, but it is never too late to do better.
New York City’s Recovery Will Be Built on Our Resiliency and Ingenuity

This diverse, intense city has the brainpower to engineer a comeback. We did it before and we will do it again.
Earth Day Urgency

We are nowhere close to achieving the transition to environmental sustainability, but the process is well underway here in the United States. To achieve this, we need to think about our shared values rather than our differences. Let’s make every day an Earth Day.
Sustainability Start-ups: Creativity in the Transition to An Environmentally Sound Society

I am amazed by the work I’ve seen by my students and graduates as they translate their environmental principles into practical sustainability practice in a world desperate for innovation.
What Can We Do About Extreme Weather?

Perhaps climate change policy will be a response to our growing experience with extreme weather events.
Climate Risk Is Not the Only Environmental Risk Companies Should Disclose

If we want to grow our economy without destroying our planet, we need to do a better job of measuring and managing our environmental impacts.
Mining Garbage and the Circular Economy

The construction of waste management and material mining facilities is essential for the development of a circular economy, and the evolution toward a circular economy is a prerequisite for sustainable cities.
Unpaid Internships are Unethical and Wrong

Internships can be valuable and important apprenticeship opportunities for students engaged in them. They should be encouraged, and they should be paid.
Ukraine Demonstrates the Problem With Nuclear Power

The technology we depend on needs to be resilient, reliable, and as safe as possible. Nuclear power fails those tests, as the war in this nuclear energy-dependent nation demonstrates.