Lead From Gasoline Blunted the IQ of About Half the US Population, Study Says
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Topic Energy & Environment
Duke scholars are exploring new frontiers in such areas as renewable energy, sustainable food and carbon capture to forge a more sustainable relationship between humanity and the global environment.
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How Climate Change is Changing Latin America
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News Tip: Experts Available for Earth Day 2022 Coverage
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Tracking the Pulse of Our Nation’s Rivers, Like a Fitbit for Streams
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Modern Day Gold Rush Turns Pristine Rainforests into Heavily Polluted Mercury Sinks
Scientists record the highest levels of atmospheric mercury pollution in the world in a pristine patch of the Peruvian Amazon
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What’s Driving the Perplexing East-West Divide in Trees’ Response to Climate Change?
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The Repair: Can Scotland Wean Itself from Fossil Fuels?
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New Infrastructure Bill Gives Duke-based Program a National Role
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News Tip: Experts Available to Comment on Issues Raised at COP26
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Operation Climate: Combatting Climate Misinformation
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Drop-by-Drop: National Measurements of Ocean-Based Solutions
Features comments by John Virdin, director of the ocean and coastal policy program at Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
The Swift March Of Climate Change In North Carolina’s ‘Ghost Forests’
Quotes professor Emily Bernhardt, am ecologist and co-author of studies on ghost forests
‘Canaries In The Coalmine’: Loss Of Birds Signals Changing Planet
Quotes conservation ecology professor Stuart Pimm
A Solar Battle In Sleepy Wareham Is Pitting Environmentalists Against Each Other
William Schlesinger, professor emeritus of biogeochemistry
Economist Warns Against Panic Buying as Prices Climb This Summer
Interview with Connel Fullenkamp, professor of the practice of economics at Duke
Old-Growth Forests Are in Danger. Does Biden’s Pledge to Protect Them Do Enough?
Interview with Norm Christensen, the founding dean and professor emeritus at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment
Expert: Fidelity’s Bitcoin Offering Is ‘Fundamentally Incompatible’ With Its Sustainability Goals
Quotes Lee Reiners, a Duke Law School fintech expert and a former New York Fed lawyer
Climate Change Pushing Animals to Migrate, Increasing Risks of New Pandemics, Study Finds
Quotes Stuart Pimm, a professor of conservation ecology
Carbon Cap-and-Trade Is Set to Start in Pennsylvania — but for How Long?
Quotes Brian Murray, a research professor at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Sanford School of Public Policy
Earth Day: Ghost Forests Spreading Rapidly in N.C. as Scientists Search for Answers
Features Duke research and an interview with biology professor Justin Wright