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Composting
January 19, 2022
What is composting and the basic science behind it? Forest Abbott-Lum (MEM ’21), Composter in Residence at the Yale Sustainable Food Program, describes composting as “the...
WTNH: Sten Vermund, MD, PHD, Dean of Yale School of Public Health
January 13, 2022
(WTNH) – One of the major factors surrounding climate change is how it can affect human health outcomes. This is definitely something we need to pay attention to. Dr. Sten...
Central Park in New York City
January 13, 2022
The Yale School of the Environment is partnering with the Central Park Conservancy and the Natural Areas Conservancy in a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at helping...
Graphic of Mongolia
January 5, 2022
By Bill Hathaway  The last decade has seen important but insufficient progress in protecting areas that are home to endangered species worldwide, conservation leaders say. As...
Eye of the Hurricane
January 3, 2022
A new, Yale-led study suggests the 21st century will see an expansion of hurricanes and typhoons into mid-latitude regions, which include major cities such as New York,...
Electric Car being Assembled
January 1, 2022
With new major spending packages investing billions of dollars in electric vehicles in the U.S., some analysts have raised concerns over how green the electric vehicle...
Flooding from Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, Louisiana, August 30, 2021
December 22, 2021
The most severe consequences of the climate crisis hinge on our actions from here on out. The social cost of carbon is one way to put a dollar value on the myriad choices we...