Posts
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Anti-Government Ideology and the Federal Government Shutdown
Building infrastructure, providing emergency services, maintaining social safety nets, and ensuring public safety require an open and capable government.
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Tools of the Trade: A Machine That Squeezes Rocks to Mimic Earthquakes
Inside the Rock and Ice Mechanics Lab, Heather Savage and her team investigate the physics of earthquakes and fault lines.
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Alum Records Glacier Sounds in Peru
Gustavo Valdivia’s work helps people to connect with the natural world in a different way.
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Columbia Water Center: A Decade of Cutting Edge Research
To mark its anniversary, the Columbia Water Center has released a new report highlighting its achievements over the past decade. Read an excerpt, then download the full report.
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What’s In Store for U.S. Solar Energy in 2019?
A new podcast episode explores what’s next for solar power amidst increasingly ominous reports about climate change and ongoing debates over the role of federal and state policies.
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The New House of Representatives Must Compel EPA to Enforce our Environmental Laws
We are at the end of two years witnessing the awful spectacle of an Environmental Protection Agency and Interior Department more interested in exploiting natural resources than protecting them. But starting today, the unified control of the national government by President Donald Trump and his enablers has ended.
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The 35 Easiest Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
With these simple changes, you can make a difference without making much of an effort or financial investment.
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Social Psychologist Studies the Ins and Outs of Navigating Conflict
This holiday season may bring some especially difficult conversations if politics come up. Peter T. Coleman, director of the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, offers advice.
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Advancing Sustainable Development in China
In Beijing, China, last month, the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management released its second annual report of the China Sustainable Development Indicator System.
