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Irwin Redlener on COVID, Politics, and Social Vulnerability
The director of the Pandemic Resource and Response Initiative discusses how inequality, politics and misinformation worsened COVID’s impact in communities across the U.S.
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Disaster Expert Testifies in Congress Regarding Future Pandemics
Columbia Climate School’s Jeffrey Schlegelmilch spoke to members of Congress about how better preparedness before disasters strike can save money and lives.
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Now’s the Time For Lawmakers to Care About Microplastics
Regulating these tiny, ubiquitous bits of plastic will not only address a public health threat, but also our dependence on fossil fuels.
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Study Shows Success of New York City’s Clean Heat Program
The ban of heating oil #6 has been effective in reducing air pollution.
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Where COVID-19’s Death Grip Slipped (Briefly)
In 2020, mortality rates climbed in most of the world, but dropped in the Bangladeshi countryside, for reasons that are still unknown.
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Pod of the Planet Episode 17: Mapping Out a Vaccination Strategy in Nigeria
In this episode, we talk to two experts from the GRID3 program, which is providing geospatial data to support Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccination planning.
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Vaccination, Freedom and Responsibility
We need to exercise our freedoms with a sense of responsibility, mindful of our obligations to our neighbors, our nation, and the world.
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Regulating Forever Chemicals
We are an ingenious species, and when properly motivated, we can build an economy that doesn’t poison people and the planet.
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Data Scientist Garima Raheja Is Addressing the Environmental Justice Issues of Air Pollution
She’s using air quality sensors to measure how air pollution impacts disadvantaged people in the U.S. and sub-Saharan Africa.
You Asked invites you to share your most pressing questions about climate, science, and sustainability. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School experts will respond with clear, evidence-based answers. Pose your questions and story ideas!
