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Harvard Climate Brief

The legal reasoning behind the endangerment rescission

Experts from Harvard Law School explain how the Trump Administration justified eliminating the bedrock finding for federal greenhouse-gas regulation, and what comes next.
Tue, Feb 17, 2026
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The legal weaknesses in Trump’s war on offshore wind

Donald Trump keeps losing in court. He’s battered offshore wind, but his strategy may curb his powers elsewhere.
Tue, Feb 10, 2026
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Sniffing out cow burps with an electronic nose

A bovine wearable brings lab-style methane monitoring to the farm, helping scientists test ways to cut livestock emissions of a formidable greenhouse gas.
Wed, Feb 4, 2026
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Burning satellites in the stratosphere: Emerging questions for climate  

Since the start of the space age, humans have treated the upper atmosphere like a garbage dump. Here is what we know – and what we don’t – about incinerated space trash.
Tue, Jan 27, 2026
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Research Stories

Research Brief: Recent History of U.S. Methane Regulation

The Harvard Methane Initiative has released a new research brief, reviewing and analyzing the recent history of methane regulation in the United States.
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Wed, Jan 21, 2026
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West African youth turn their lenses on climate change

A Salata Institute project is helping young photographers from the Gulf of Guinea learn to tell their stories of climate change.
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Wed, Jan 21, 2026
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World Bank panel hears from Salata extreme heat researcher

New field evidence from India shows why heat risk is a health and income issue – and why solutions must be locally grounded.
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Wed, Jan 7, 2026
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Harvard Methane Initiative Director Robert Stavins Moderates Climate Week NYC Panel on “Methane-Emissions Abatement in the Oil & Gas Sector”

Experts at a Climate Week NYC panel highlighted how new technologies and data are enabling significant, cost-effective reductions in oil and gas methane emissions to quickly address climate change.
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Thu, Oct 2, 2025
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Latest News

Yes, China has embraced renewables – but don’t call it a transition, expert says

Kennedy School panelists ponder next chapter in a tale of two superpowers
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Tue, Feb 24, 2026
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California wants millions of heat pumps. High power bills might get in the way

Roxana Shafiee speaks to CalMatters on the barriers high electricity costs can place on heat pump adoption.
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Tue, Feb 24, 2026
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Shift Key | Jody Freeman on the Clean Air Act and what happens next

Jody Freeman joins the Shift Key podcast to discuss the endangerment findings, The Clean Air Act, and the future of climate law
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Tue, Feb 17, 2026
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