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The COVID-19 Pandemic at Age 31 Versus 67
A graduate student shares her experience of trying to protect the people around her.
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Environmental and Justice Activists Need to Join Forces
To achieve an equitable, sustainable culture and economy, we must combine efforts that liberate communities of color and liberate the planet.
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Jumbo Valley Wilderness Protected as Land Management Case Comes to a Close
A land management dispute in Canada that has played out over 30 years has ended in major victory for the Ktunaxa Nation.
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In Solidarity: A Message From the Earth Institute
The Earth Institute empathizes with those directly impacted by recent tragedies, and with everyone in our community experiencing loss, despair and fear. Black lives matter and we stand with the nonviolent protestors.
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Lynnette Widder Receives Fellowship From Institute for Ideas and Imagination
As part of the fellowship, she will examine the transformation of design thinking, symbolic representation and construction in post-war West Germany.
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Mass Media World, Social Media World and the Real World
In the world outside of the mass and social media, we can have a reasoned, and even emotional argument about what we should do about the situation we are in.
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Moving Forward is the Only Option
The crisis of environmental sustainability persists and moving forward to address that crisis is our only option.
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While No One Was Watching: Changing Environmental Regulations Under the Trump Administration
The administration is using the pandemic to stop enforcing many environmental and health protections. In a recent webinar, experts discussed what has happened, and what it means.
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Welcome, GlacierHub!
The website dedicated to glaciers, climate change, and indigenous cultures is moving to its own blog on State of the Planet.
COP31, the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference, aims to advance dialogue, strengthen consensus, and accelerate climate action on a global scale. From November 9–20, 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye, heads of state, ministers, scientists, business leaders, and civil society will gather to advance efforts in emission targets, climate finance, and adaptation and resilience. Once again, our experts, students, and global thought leaders from Columbia Climate School and across Columbia University are contributing to key events, sharing insights, and helping shape the dialogue toward ambitious, science-based solutions. Learn More
