‘Our House Is Burning’: Student Climate Protesters Urge Their Universities to Go Carbon Neutral
Features comments by Claire Wang, a recent Duke alumna and Rhodes scholar
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Duke in the News
California Faces Dire Consequences if Climate Change Unaddressed, Report Warns
Covers a new report based on research by Duke climate scientist Drew Shindell
Mysterious Beaked Whale Smashes Mammal Diving Record
Covers Duke research; quotes marine biologist Nicola Quick
Beaked Whale Shatters Record With 3 Hour 42 Minute Dive
Features Duke research and the comments of study author Nicola Quick, a research scientist with the Read Lab
Why Dangerous ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Allowed in US Drinking Water
Quotes Linda Birnbaum, recently retired director of the National Institute for Environmental Health Science and now a scholar-in-residence at Duke
A Beaked Whale’s Nearly Four-Hour-Long Dive Sets a New Record
Features Duke research; quotes Nicola Quick, an animal behaviorist at the Duke Marine Lab
Microsoft’s Latest Environmental Pledge Tackles Water Scarcity
Quotes Martin Doyle, who directs the Water Policy Program at Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Don’t Politicize Water
Commentary co-authored by Erika Weinthal, professor of environmental policy and public policy at the Nicholas School of the Environment
Safe Catch Solves Mercury Problem in Seafood for Industry and Consumers
Quotes Linda Birnbaum, scholar in residence in the Environmental Sciences and Policy Division
The Phrase ‘Natural Disaster’ Is Going Up in Flames
Quotes Priscilla Wald, a professor of English
Can Wildfires This Destructive Be Prevented in the Future? It’s Complicated
Features comments by Dean L. Urban, professor of environmental sciences and policy