EARTH SCIENCES, PRESS RELEASE, WATER
Reducing Arsenic in Drinking Water Cuts Risk of Death, Even After Years of Chronic Exposure
Published today in JAMA, a 20-year study of nearly 11,000 adults in Bangladesh found that lowering arsenic levels in drinking water reduced the risk of death from chronic illnesses, compared with continued exposure.
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What a Visit to Stamford’s Wastewater and Recycling Facilities Reveals About Our Choices
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Societies Are Unprepared for the Human Costs of Climate Overshoot
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Reducing Arsenic in Drinking Water Cuts Risk of Death, Even After Years of Chronic Exposure
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Ecuador’s High-Stakes Vote: Will the Galápagos Become a U.S. Navy Outpost?
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Continuing on to Comilla, Dhaka and the Coast
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Applications Open: Virtual Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture
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Columbia Climate School Hosts 10th Annual Sustainability Careers Reception
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Science for the Planet: Financing Sustainable Development
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Humans Occupied a High-Altitude Site in Australia During the Last Ice Age, New Study Finds
During COP30—the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference taking place November 10–21 in Belém, Brazil—experts from Columbia Climate School and Columbia University will be contributing to key events, sharing insights, and helping shape the dialogue toward ambitious, science-based solutions. Learn More
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- Wednesday, November 19, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Where: Online Description: Join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA for a webinar to discuss the latest ICEF Roadmap on Wednesday, November 19, at 12:00 -1:00 p.m. EDT. In this Roadmap presentation, coauthors examine data centers’ energy use, strategies for improving data centers’ energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions […]
- Wednesday, November 19, 2025 12:00 AM – 1:00 PM Where: Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: Presentation by Dr. Danielle LeBlanc. Title: Exploring North Atlantic Paleo-Ice Sheet Paradigms Abstract: In this talk, I explore the behavior of North Atlantic ice sheets during the Pleistocene using a combination of geochemical methods and iceberg modeling. Cosmogenic nuclide […]
- Tuesday, November 18, 2025 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Where: Allan Rosenfield Building, 722 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032 Description: Critical Issues in Public Health Law: State Innovation in a Shifting Federal Landscape featuring Massachusetts Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein and New York Health Commissioner James V. McDonald. How are states working together to drive innovation in public health policy amidst a […]
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- Quotes Maria Antonia Tigre and Michael Gerrard of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
- “Geothermal is the least moral hazard-y of the clean-energy technologies,” Gernot Wagner, a climate economist at Columbia Business School, said. “And we are still subsidizing nuclear a thousand times more than geothermal.”
- Video Interview with Alexis Abramson.