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Dump and smokestacks

Why we are rescuing government environmental data

Volunteers are preserving tools and data that the Trump administration is discarding, but we are no replacement for the centralized management and distribution of a public good.
Justice
Wed, Apr 30, 2025
Emergency hospital

Climate change is threatening patient care—Here’s how clinics can adapt

An emergency doctor outlines how his team is helping clinics across America prepare for climate disasters.
Health
Tue, Apr 22, 2025
Cows

How Brazil’s “China cows” lower methane emissions

Because Brazilian cattle spend longer reaching market weight than cows in the U.S., they belch out more than three times as much methane for every pound of meat. Restoring degraded pastures is helping.
Methane
Mon, Apr 14, 2025
powerlines

How you subsidize Big Tech with your electricity bill

Utilities are forcing consumers to fund discounts for data centers, explain two researchers at the Harvard Electricity Law Initiative.
Energy Law & Policy
Mon, Apr 7, 2025
Highways

Unpacking Trump’s EV policy overhaul

By modeling different proposed changes to EV policy, two Harvard economists calculate impacts on adoption, emissions, and federal spending.
Law & Policy Transportation
Mon, Mar 31, 2025
Man making bricks in India

How work, and workers, can influence heat action plans

Experts from Harvard Law School share lessons from international and interdisciplinary perspectives on heat adaptation and the climate crisis.
Law & Policy
Thu, Mar 27, 2025
Men on motorbike in sunshine

The history of heat waves reveals the urgency of adaptation

The relationship between humans and heat continues to change. Heat waves, once simply a natural phenomenon, are now a symptom of urbanization and global warming.
Health
Thu, Mar 20, 2025
Women in Ahmedabad

The impacts of heat on lives and livelihoods are far-reaching but poorly understood

With more data on the wide-ranging effects of heat, we can start to identify cost-effective and culturally relevant interventions for adaptation.
Health
Fri, Mar 14, 2025

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