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Maggie Thomas Named Chief of Staff of New Office of Domestic Climate Policy

Yale School of the Environment alumna Maggie Thomas ’15 MEM, who served on the climate teams of presidential candidates Jay Inslee and Elizabeth Warren, has been named Chief of Staff of the newly created Office of Domestic Climate Policy by President Joe Biden.

Looking Upstream: Research Evaluates Impacts of Lake Powell’s Troubling Decline

“Looking Upstream,” a new report produced by four F&ES students, evaluates the factors contributing to acute vulnerability to water shortages in Lake Powell and how it will impact the river’s entire Upper Basin.

Student Solar Project Gets Switched On

A few years ago a group of F&ES students designed a “hypothetical” solar project for a class assignment, but for team leader Timothy White ’15 M.E.M. the ambitions were never really hypothetical. He would eventually bring it to his hometown of Cheshire, Connecticut, which recently made the proposal a reality.

‘Let the Rodent Do the Work’: Reflections of a Beaver Believer

Author Ben Goldfarb ’13 M.E.M. says the near eradication of the once ubiquitous North American beaver had a profound impact on the continent’s landscapes and ecosystems. Now, he says, restoration of beaver populations can help humankind fight drought, improve water quality — even address climate change.

Kroon Cup Awarded to Jenna Musco: “Constant Source of Support”

Jenna Musco’s efforts in the community offering support and direction to fellow students earned her the 2021 YSE Kroon Cup.

Leung, Champion for Inclusion and Equity, Honored with 2017 Kroon Cup

The F&ES community last week awarded the 2017 Kroon Cup to Jessica Leung ’17 M.E.M., who has worked tirelessly to make the School and the environmental field more inclusive and equitable.

In Remote Alaskan Villages, a Link Between Salmon and Human Health

David Krause

Q: What are some of the connections between salmon and public health that you’re exploring in Bristol Bay?

David Krause: Food, and food security, is one connection between wild salmon ecosystems and human health that I’m looking at. Salmon is a critical food source for people in Alaska, and it has been for thousands of years. But I’m also researching

A Native Alaskan Campaigns to Protect Bristol Bay, and A Way of Life

Verner Wilson's family has fished the waters of Bristol Bay, in southwestern Alaska, for thousands of years. Now the F&ES alum is working to protect the bay from what he calls the greatest threat it has ever faced: the proposed Pebble Mine.

Helping Ski Resort Communities Face the Reality of Climate Change

Growing up in California, Diana Madson spent much of her youth exploring the great mountains of the Sierra Nevada. At 19 she fell in love with skiing, which made her particularly attuned to the weather.

Healing War-Torn Ecosystems: An Army Pilot Returns to Iraq

Back in 2009, during a ten-month Army deployment to the Middle East, Carina Roselli M.E.M. ’14 flew about 25 combat helicopter missions over Iraq’s southern marshes, a fabled wetland that had been drained nearly to oblivion by Saddam Hussein.

Since all of those flights were conducted at night to avoid making her Chinook an easy target for enemy

Habitat III: F&ES Students Tackle Urban Sustainability Challenges at UN Conference

Nineteen students from F&ES this month will participate in the upcoming United Nations (UN) conference Habitat III, a global summit aimed at outlining best practices for urban sustainability, resilience, and development.

Green Infrastructure: F&ES Class Produces More than a Grade

F&ES students on the green roof of Philadelphia's PECO Building.

Earlier this year, as students across New Haven escaped campus for a few sun-soaked days in tropical climes, eleven F&ES students packed into rented cars for a six-day trek down the I-95 corridor. Stops included Baltimore and Philadelphia.

So what lures a group to spend its spring break in some of the nation’s grittier towns during the grey

‘Green Careers, Women Leaders’ Introduces Local Students to Environmental Pathways

A group of students from F&ES this month welcomed 20 young women from nine local high schools and the homeschooling community in Connecticut for the seventh annual Green Careers, Women Leaders event.

From River Guide to Academia, Exploring Nature’s Power to Inspire

After spending nearly two decades introducing travelers to some of the world’s most beautiful places, Robert Powell came to Yale to study how tourism and other informal educational experiences can inspire people to connect with — and protect — the natural world.

Four Students Selected as 2018 Sabin International Fellows

F&ES has selected four graduate students as Andrew Sabin International Environmental Fellows, with each Fellow receiving up to $40,000 of funding for their education and post-graduate service in the environmental sector.

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Q: What are some of the connections between salmon and public health that you’re exploring in Bristol Bay?

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