Superfund ruling allows compensation for Tribal cultural loss
Polluters may be liable not only for contaminated land and water, but also for disrupting Tribal ways of life.
Mon, Apr 6, 2026
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Climate change and pollution are worsening your allergies
An allergist explains how longer pollen seasons, pollution, and milder winters are changing symptoms – and how to prepare.
Mon, Mar 30, 2026
Harvesting heat and electricity from the sun, when you need it
A solar harvester developed by Harvard engineers uses simple components to produce warmth on cold days and electricity on hot days, passively toggling between modes as the temperature changes.
Tue, Mar 24, 2026
Request for Proposals: Urban Mobility and Climate Change Research Fund
The Urban Mobility and Climate Change (UMCC) Research Fund supports innovative and interdisciplinary research projects that aim to better diagnose pressing challenges at the intersection of urban mobility and climate change and create policy innovations on an accelerated timeline.
Thu, Mar 19, 2026
The data center boom is colliding with the grid’s hardest problems
Rising demand and slow transmission buildouts are squeezing electric bills. A new White House pledge does not change the math, says Harvard Law School’s Ari Peskoe.
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
Heat waves and annual death rates in older adults in the United States
A new nationwide study of more than 73 million older Americans finds that heat waves are driving a substantial increase in deaths each year, with disproportionate impacts on Black and low‑income communities, while neighborhoods with more green space see lower death rates.
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
Dennis Troper joins Salata Institute Advisory Board
The technology executive and philanthropist will put an innovative mindset and deep experience tackling complex challenges to work in service of climate progress.
Mon, Mar 16, 2026
Beyond the Amazon – Brazil’s six biomes shape a global climate story
Explore the science and the lived realities across Brazil’s six biomes at the 10th Lemann Dialogue, April 2-3.
Wed, Mar 11, 2026
Kampala’s minibuses waste hours in line. A new experiment asks why
An economist goes inside East Africa’s minibus system to test what could make urban transport faster, fairer, and less polluting.
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
Update: Advancing the Climate Coalition Agenda
The Global Climate Policy Project at Harvard and MIT (GCPP) is moving from concept to implementation on a multilateral climate coalition centered on carbon pricing and trade.
Fri, Mar 6, 2026
Urban forestry is climate infrastructure hiding in plain sight
Boston and Cambridge treat trees as a public system, not decoration. Three contributors to these cities’ urban forest plans explain how heat and historic disinvestment are guiding where canopy goes next – amid pressure to add housing and density.
Thu, Mar 5, 2026
Seasonality and Declining Intensity of Methane Emissions
Harvard research group publishes paper characterizing seasonal changes in emissions and longer-term reductions in methane intensity in the U.S. Permian Basin.
Thu, Mar 5, 2026