EPA’s new auto emissions standard will speed the transition to cleaner cars, while also addressing consumer and industry concerns

The new rule isn’t a mandate for electric vehicles, but it will sharply increase their market share over the coming decade.

Alan Jenn, Associate Professional Researcher in Transportation, University of California, Davis • conversation
March 22, 2024 ~8 min

California is wrestling with electricity prices – here’s how to design a system that covers the cost of fixing the grid while keeping prices fair

California is considering a controversial proposal for utilities to charge customers for electricity based partly on household income. Two scholars explain how this approach could benefit everyone.

Andrew L. Liu, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University • conversation
March 21, 2024 ~10 min


Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable − but relief may be on the way

An inhaler that costs nearly $300 in the US goes for just $9 in Germany. What gives?

Ana Santos Rutschman, Professor of Law, Villanova School of Law • conversation
March 8, 2024 ~7 min

SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and what they mean for companies

Climate disclosure rules are meant to help investors understand their risks, but they come with costs for companies, as a finance scholar explains.

Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida • conversation
March 6, 2024 ~8 min

SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and the implications

Climate disclosure rules are meant to help investors understand their risks, but they come with costs for companies, as a finance scholar explains.

Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida • conversation
March 6, 2024 ~8 min

Demand for computer chips fuelled by AI could reshape global politics and security

The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.

Alina Vaduva, Director of the Business Advice Centre for Post Graduate Students at UEL, Ambassador of the Centre for Innovation, Management and Enterprise, University of East London • conversation
March 4, 2024 ~8 min

Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic

Nano-enabled pesticides could pose huge risks and they aren’t being regulated effectively enough yet.

Martina G. Vijver, Professor of Ecotoxicology, Leiden University • conversation
Feb. 23, 2024 ~7 min

EPA has tightened its target for deadly particle pollution − states need more tools to reach it

Reducing particle pollution can save thousands of lives, but states need more data to inform better controls. An atmospheric scientist explains what data and actions are needed.

Daniel Cohan, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University • conversation
Feb. 22, 2024 ~9 min


Don’t let ‘FDA-approved’ or ‘patented’ in ads give you a false sense of security

Most people don’t know what these labels really mean − and advertisers take advantage of that fact.

Michael Mattioli, Professor of Law and Louis F. Niezer Faculty Fellow, Indiana University • conversation
Feb. 14, 2024 ~4 min

Forever chemicals in ski wax are being spread on snowy slopes

Synthetic chemicals found in ski wax have been found in the snow and soil on ski slopes and could pose a toxic threat to the environment.

Daniel Drage, Lecturer in Environmental Health, University of Birmingham • conversation
Feb. 12, 2024 ~7 min

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