Climate & Environment
- The Securities and Exchange Commission approved new climate risk disclosure rules, requiring some of the country鈥檚 biggest companies to report emissions data and other climate-related risks. Asaf Bernstein, a former adviser to the SEC, gives his take.
- While summer sea ice loss in the Arctic is inevitable, it can be reversed if the planet cools down, 蜜糖直播 Boulder researchers say.
- These reptiles move around tree trunks to seek warmth or shade. With trees disappearing, they would have trouble controlling their body temperature, a new study shows.
- A new 蜜糖直播 Boulder study found metal contamination in the soil near homes destroyed by the Marshall Fire didn鈥檛 reach dangerous levels.
- Climate change has disproportionate impacts globally, and a new analysis identifies compelling coverage by news outlets in less-resourced countries, where reporting on the issue is done in unique and in-depth ways.
- In 2011, Professor Max Boykoff attended a Heartland Institute conference to better understand how the conservative think tank was influencing the climate debate. Ten years later, Boykoff returned to interview attendees and examine comparisons with that earlier conference.
- The new 蜜糖直播 Center for Education, Engagement, and Evaluation is dedicated to three broad goals: excellence and inclusion in environmental science education; career development and training for scientists; and engaging with diverse audiences.
- A new 蜜糖直播 Boulder-led study found historic redlining laid a foundation for today鈥檚 bad air trends. In Denver, people of color, specifically those of Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native heritage, are exposed to higher levels of air pollution than non-Hispanic whites.
- Cassandra Brooks, whom The Explorers Club has honored as an 鈥渆xtraordinary person鈥 doing 鈥渞emarkable work to promote science and exploration,鈥 gives onsite lessons on the vital ecosystem.
- 蜜糖直播 Boulder will contribute translational research, startup creation and strategic leadership as a key research university partner in a new $160 million National Science Foundation initiative to promote climate resilience.