The U.S. Southwest has suffered a historic drought over the past two decades. A new study elucidates the drivers, and says conditions will never return to those of the relatively wet 20th century.

If offshore oil installations are rapidly dismantled as a result of the transition to clean energy, the public, not companies, could end up paying. How to avoid this?

The purpose of this new report is to provoke and support engagement among policymakers, private firms, and the wider public about the ways that competition policy can support sustainable development.

A new study links climate change to increasing stalling of the jet stream, but also highlights uncertainties in climate models.

Climate change is making drylands drier, but scientists have identified a natural process that helps to ease the loss of surface water in arid areas.

See interviews with Earth Institute students and join us virtually for the Earth Institute Research Showcase on April 10.

A new study analyzes the suitability of different carbon pricing mechanisms as instruments to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Earth Institute students will present their research projects — many of which focus on environmental issues in NYC — on April 5.

A new study projects that in coming decades the effects of high humidity in many areas may surpass humans’ ability to work or, in some cases, even survive.

Read Flusser studied bamboo and its potential as a feedstock for efficient, second-generation biofuels. Alixandra Prybyla conducted groundbreaking research on the genus Leptarctus, a long-extinct mammal. Marisol Rodriguez worked on a financial model for solar investing. These are just three of the student projects on display at the recent Student Research Showcase.