Author: Steven Cohen4

Regulating Technological Complexity

It is in the public interest to regulate new and emerging technologies to reduce the harm they create. Broad policies can be set by law, but the detailed rules must be left to experts in administrative agencies.
The Mismanagement of New York City’s Government, and the Repeated Delay of Food Recycling

To enhance New York City’s services, local government must focus on management rather than politics and substance and outcomes rather than image and public relations.
The Accomplishments and Limits of Environmental Policy

For environmental policy to be effective, it must encourage the transition already underway in many private businesses, focusing on continuous improvement rather than the achievement of symbolic goals, with a broader scope than climate change alone.
America’s Groundwater Crisis

The future of America’s water supply is an open question. The need for an adequate water supply is not open to question.
The Reality of the Transition to an Environmentally Sustainable Economy in New York City

Environmental impact has gone from the fringes to the center of our consciousness. Government, entrepreneurs, individuals, and major institutions play important roles in the transition to environmental sustainability.
Wind Power and the South Shore of Long Island

The public must be engaged in the process of planning and implementing projects that support the transition to a renewable resource-based economy, and projects must be modified to address the concerns of communities. There are no shortcuts to meaningful change.
The Constant Evolution of Education for Sustainability Professionals

Education requires both change and stability, and the quest for balance between timeless concepts and an understanding of the contemporary world never ends.
Building Environmental Policy on America’s Support for a Clean Environment

To develop a winning strategy promoting environmental protection, we should look at our many success stories and seek to imitate them. Successful policy has been based on widely shared values: we all like to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and live in a place free of toxics.
Adapting to our Warming Planet Despite our Dysfunctional Congress

The renewable energy transition has begun, but it will not happen rapidly. In the meantime, we need to invest in infrastructure and other measures that will enable human settlements to withstand the impact of extreme weather and recover from the damage that inevitably comes.

Regulating Technological Complexity

It is in the public interest to regulate new and emerging technologies to reduce the harm they create. Broad policies can be set by law, but the detailed rules must be left to experts in administrative agencies.
The Mismanagement of New York City’s Government, and the Repeated Delay of Food Recycling

To enhance New York City’s services, local government must focus on management rather than politics and substance and outcomes rather than image and public relations.
The Accomplishments and Limits of Environmental Policy

For environmental policy to be effective, it must encourage the transition already underway in many private businesses, focusing on continuous improvement rather than the achievement of symbolic goals, with a broader scope than climate change alone.
America’s Groundwater Crisis

The future of America’s water supply is an open question. The need for an adequate water supply is not open to question.
The Reality of the Transition to an Environmentally Sustainable Economy in New York City

Environmental impact has gone from the fringes to the center of our consciousness. Government, entrepreneurs, individuals, and major institutions play important roles in the transition to environmental sustainability.
Wind Power and the South Shore of Long Island

The public must be engaged in the process of planning and implementing projects that support the transition to a renewable resource-based economy, and projects must be modified to address the concerns of communities. There are no shortcuts to meaningful change.
The Constant Evolution of Education for Sustainability Professionals

Education requires both change and stability, and the quest for balance between timeless concepts and an understanding of the contemporary world never ends.
Building Environmental Policy on America’s Support for a Clean Environment

To develop a winning strategy promoting environmental protection, we should look at our many success stories and seek to imitate them. Successful policy has been based on widely shared values: we all like to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and live in a place free of toxics.
Adapting to our Warming Planet Despite our Dysfunctional Congress

The renewable energy transition has begun, but it will not happen rapidly. In the meantime, we need to invest in infrastructure and other measures that will enable human settlements to withstand the impact of extreme weather and recover from the damage that inevitably comes.