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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Hurricane Florence Left Helpful Info for the Next Disaster
September 03, 2019
Recent Stories
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Cutting Fossil Fuel Emissions Gradually Will Avert Sharp Jump in Warming
September 18, 2019
Nicholas School of the Environment
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News Tip: Success of U.N. Climate Summit Hinges on Plans, Not Speeches, Expert Says
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on world leaders to bring concrete plans to the 2019 Climate Action Summit in New York Sept.
September 18, 2019
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News Tip: Hurricane Experts on Flooding, Recovery Available to Comment
Hurricane Dorian is expected to hit the southeastern U.S.
September 04, 2019
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Study: To Protect Endangered Marine Life, UN Biodiversity Treaty Must Include Expanded Protection for All Species
August 29, 2019
Nicholas School of the Environment
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News Tip: Duke Climate Expert Hopes Democrats Address These Issues in Sept. 4 Town Hall
On Wednesday, Sept. 4, Democratic candidates will participate in a town hall discussion about climate change.
August 29, 2019
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A Perspective From Above on the World's Marine Life
The Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Laboratory is providing scholars with images of marine life that is enhancing research
August 27, 2019
Duke Global
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Why Florence Is Still With Us and What That Means for the Next Storm
Duke conference on climate change and hurricane resilience exposes continuing challenges for state
August 16, 2019
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Said@Duke: Donna Chavis on How Major Storms Can Prolong Poverty
Donna Chavis, senior fossil fuels campaigner with Friends of the Earth U.S.
August 14, 2019
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Said@Duke: Beaufort Mayor Rett Newton on Communicating in Storms
During a panel discussion Wednesday at the Duke-sponsored conference, The Coming Storm: Using Science to Build Community Resilience, Beaufort Mayor Rett Newton talked about his appearance on CNN in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
August 14, 2019
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News Tip: Endangered Species Act Protects ‘What Americans Value,’ Expert Says
Conservation ecologist Stuart Pimm comments on Trump plan to change act
August 12, 2019
In the News
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Greensboro Firefighters Wearing Special Wristbands to Analyze Exposure to Chemicals
Reports on a Duke Cancer Institute study; quotes Dr. Steven Patierno, the institute’s deputy director
September 12, 2019
WGHP
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Groundwater in Rajasthan Fouled by Natural and Human-Made Toxins
Covers research through the Duke India Initiative; quotes lead author, Nicholas School professor Avner Vengosh
September 12, 2019
Mongabay-India
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Hurricane Dorian Shines a Spotlight on the Future of NC’s Coast
Cites experts from The Coming Storm, a coast resiliency conference recently held on campus
September 09, 2019
NC Policy Watch
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Dorian Hits NC Coast, Worst Effects Overnight
Quotes Avner Vengosh, a professor of environmental chemistry and engineering
September 09, 2019
Coastal Review
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The EPA Is Pausing Operations at Toxic Sites as Dorian Lashes the Southeast
Quotes Lee Ferguson, an associate professor of environmental engineering
September 09, 2019
Earther
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Fleeing Dorian: Clayton Church Serves People With Special Medical Needs
Spotlights the work of Duke Health nurses volunteering at a shelter for the medically fragile
September 09, 2019
North Carolina Health News
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Still Awaiting a Proper Cleanup, Superfund Sites in Eastern NC at Risk From Dorian
Quotes Ryke Longest, director of Duke’s Environmental Law and Policy Clinic
September 09, 2019
The Progressive Pulse
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While ‘Zombie’ Mines Idle, Cleanup and Workers Suffer in Limbo
Includes comments by professor Emily Bernhardt; cites her research on human impacts on ecosystems
September 06, 2019
High Country News
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Hurricane Dorian + Florida’s Toxic Waste = Trouble
Cites a study co-authored by professor Avner Vengosh (Nicholas School)
September 04, 2019
Sierra Magazine
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Hurricane Florence Left Helpful Info for the Next Disaster
Includes comments by professor Betsy Albright (Nicholas School)
September 03, 2019
North Carolina Health News