Shift away from coal saves billions of gallons of water

Moving from coal to natural gas could help save a lot of water, but moving to renewables would use just a fraction of the water we use today for power.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
Oct. 22, 2019 ~4 min

Coal ash rule would risk putting carcinogen in water

Changing the 2015 Coal Ash Rule risks contaminating water across the country with arsenic, selenium, hexavalent chromium, preliminary findings show.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
Oct. 7, 2019 ~4 min


Air pollution causes birth defects and fetal death in rats

A new study shows the dire effects of air pollution during pregnancy.

Keith Randall-Texas A&M • futurity
May 28, 2019 ~4 min

Quantum dots from coal are a promising antioxidant

Quantum dots could make a great antioxidant to treat people who've had brain injuries, heart attacks, or strokes.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
April 25, 2019 ~4 min

What are the real health effects of coal power?

Researchers modeled and calculated the side effects of coal power for each of the 7,861 power plant units in the world. These are the worst.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Feb. 21, 2019 ~4 min

China’s new methane regulations aren’t working

"...the numbers show that China's methane regulations, in particular, have not had any detectable impact on their emissions."

Chanapa Tantibanchachai-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Jan. 29, 2019 ~5 min

Coal power regulations neglect sulfur dioxide danger

Residents living around coal power plants could breathe cleaner, healthier air if regulations did more to address the pollutant.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Nov. 1, 2018 ~5 min

3Q: Maria Zuber, daughter of coal country | MIT News

MIT’s vice president for research describes how growing up in eastern Pennsylvania shaped her views on climate policy.

MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 27, 2017 ~6 min


3Q: Kerry Emanuel on a “Parexit” and the serious risks of climate change | MIT News

In open letter, 375 National Academy of Sciences members warn against opting out of Paris Agreement.

Sarah McDonnell | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 20, 2016 ~4 min

Mapping coal’s decline and renewables' rise | MIT News

CoalMap online tool shows what policy regulations and technological advancements can do for the cost-competitiveness of solar and wind energy.

Francesca McCaffrey | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
June 22, 2016 ~6 min

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