Here’s a way to save lives, curb traffic jams and make commutes faster and easier − ban left turns at intersections

Even though research supports the change, most cities have been slow to ban left turns at even the most congested intersections.

Vikash V. Gayah, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Penn State • conversation
June 30, 2025 • ~8 min

Nuclear energy is a risky investment, but that’s no reason for the UK government to avoid it

National energy shouldn’t rely on private or foreign money.

Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University • conversation
June 13, 2025 • ~7 min

What birds can teach us about repurposing waste

A process called “exaptation” places repurposing resources and adaptations at the heart of evolution; what if our homes were designed on the same basis?

David Farrier, Professor of Literature and the Environment, University of Edinburgh • conversation
June 2, 2025 • ~6 min

Young food entrepreneurs are changing the face of rural America

A few important dynamics are making it easier for young people to launch businesses in rural towns – especially food businesses.

Dawn Thilmany, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Colorado State University • conversation
May 22, 2025 • ~7 min

Governors are leading the fight against climate change and deforestation around the world, filling a void left by presidents

A long-time leader of California’s climate efforts explains how governors from Brazil to Indonesia have become the leading edge in fighting climate change. Several are meeting this week in Brazil.

Mary Nichols, Distinguished Counsel for the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
May 19, 2025 • ~9 min

How a community-focused vision for net zero can revive local economies

Community Wealth Building offers a new model for economic development that can be at the heart of the UK’s transition to net zero

Max Lacey-Barnacle, Senior Research Fellow, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex • conversation
May 6, 2025 • ~7 min

Alaska, rich in petroleum, faces an energy shortage

Alaska produces a lot of crude oil, but many of the state’s utilities, businesses and homes run on natural gas, which is in dwindling supply near population centers.

Brett Watson, Assistant Professor of Applied and Natural Resource Economics, University of Alaska Anchorage • conversation
April 24, 2025 • ~10 min

America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore

Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.

Richard E. Peltier, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, UMass Amherst • conversation
March 12, 2025 • ~9 min

Clean air rules boost US health and the economy − charts show what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore

Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.

Richard E. Peltier, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, UMass Amherst • conversation
March 12, 2025 • ~9 min

America’s clean air rules have boosted health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s deregulation spree ignores

Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.

Richard E. Peltier, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, UMass Amherst • conversation
March 12, 2025 • ~9 min

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