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GRID3 Project Aims to Put Everyone on the Map
Detailed population data from the project is helping to protect against disease and plan for new schools in low- and middle-income countries. It may also enhance food security and disaster response.
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How Columbia’s Electrochemical Energy Center is Working to Decarbonize Society
The center focuses on developing better batteries as well as other energy storage options, which are key to a future fueled by renewable energy.
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Journalists and Geochemists Team Up to Test for Lead in Newark’s Water
With help from local tv station Univision 41, Earth Institute scientists tested how well Newark’s lead filters are working. The results support new findings from city officials.
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Ten Years of Collaborating on Climate and Food Security
An event this week will celebrate a partnership that has helped to make farmers and food systems more climate-resilient, and will discuss what comes next.
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Building Resilience in Vieques, Puerto Rico
In the two years since Hurricane Maria, the Urban Design Lab has been working with the small island community to design resilient homes, community centers, and sustainable infrastructure.
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Testing Fluoride Levels in Indian Wells
A team of researchers taught social science students to test for high fluoride levels in their own villages, and experimented with creative ways to get the word out about the dangers of fluorosis.
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Pro Bono Legal Team Helps Farmers and Homeowners Fight for Renewable Energy
The Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative is pushing back against local laws that block progress on solar and wind projects.
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Education Brings Sectors Together to Address Fluorosis in Alirajpur
A new project from the Center for Sustainable Development and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory will use education interventions to try to curb fluorosis, caused by high fluoride levels in drinking water, in Alirajpur, India.
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New Book Highlights Threatened Plants of the Tropical Andes
It includes species that live nowhere else on Earth, and emphasizes the need to protect these unique mountain forests.
