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EPA’s Pruitt Promotes Fossil Fuels but Can’t Stop Renewable Energy
Fossil fuels will not go away quickly, but they will go away. Those fossil fuel companies that lead the transition to renewable energy will survive and thrive.
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Introducing the Environmental Science and Policy Class of 2019
The graduate class consists of 57 students who will combat today’s most pressing sustainability and environmental problems.
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Saving the NYC Subways will Require Money and Political Courage
Both our governor and mayor need to place public service above political gain to save our mass transit system.
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Machine Listening for Earthquakes
In a new study, researchers show that machine learning algorithms can pick out different types of earthquakes from three years of data at Geysers in California. The repeating patterns of earthquakes appear to match the seasonal rise and fall of water-injection flows into the hot rocks below.
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Greening the Internet
We don’t yet understand what the internet is doing to our politics and culture, but we do know what it’s doing to the planet.
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In India, Dirty Air Kills as Easily in the Country as in the City
A forthcoming study of northern India suggests that people living in rural areas are as likely to die prematurely from the effects of poor air quality as those living in cities.
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How I Preserved A Historic House While Making It More Energy Efficient
Architect Lynnette Widder explains the challenges of making an old house more sustainable while maintaining its original character.
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Public Space and the Sustainable City
As our planet becomes more urban, the importance of parks and other public spaces becomes magnified.
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Collaborative Ecosystems in Sustainable Finance: Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds
Financial markets are the primary directors of economic activity in a capitalist global society, but they also have an important societal role in encouraging investments that are beneficial to natural and human ecosystems.

AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
