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YSE NewsConnecticut’s Path Forward for Offshore Energy
December 1, 2025YSE experts discuss the state’s strategies for advancing renewable energy in a shifting federal landscape.
YSE NewsIncarcerated Populations in the Gulf Coast Face Heightened Risks From Natural Disasters
December 1, 2025More than 270,000 individuals are housed in correctional facilities located in areas at significant risk for extreme weather events, with heat posing the greatest threat.
YSE NewsELTI Expands Field Training to Rwanda
November 25, 2025The Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI) recently launched its first forest restoration field course in Rwanda.
YSE NewsTackling Deforestation on a Global Scale
November 14, 2025Brazil is the driving force behind the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), an international financing program that will provide economic incentives to promote tropical forest conservation. YSE News spoke with faculty experts about the benefits and challenges of the ambitious funding initiative that was formally launched at COP30.
YSE NewsWhat Can Urban Wildlife Teach Us About Shared Spaces?
November 14, 2025Professor Nyeema Harris spoke with YSE News about how humans and animals can coexist in city spaces.
YSE NewsYSE Students Join Global Climate Talks at COP30
November 4, 2025YSE students will play active roles in discussions on climate adaptation, finance, and resilience — working with delegations from global NGOs and countries such as Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Bhutan.
YSE NewsA Critical Knowledge Exchange Deep in the Amazon
November 3, 2025COP30, which opens next week in Belém, Brazil, is expected to have an unprecedented focus on the essential role of Indigenous peoples in driving sustainable global climate response. Associate Professor Paulo Brando, an internationally recognized expert on tropical forest ecology, recently spoke to YSE News about the urgent need to connect ancestral knowledge with scientific methods to monitor and protect the health of threatened Amazon ecosystems.
YSE NewsElon Musk’s Partisan Political Activities Resulted in Over 1 Million Fewer Tesla Sales
October 30, 2025YSE Economists Kenneth Gillingham and Matt Kotchen were part of a Yale team that analyzed the “Musk partisan effect” on the company’s U.S. sales.
YSE NewsEnvironmental Joy: Writing the Future
October 30, 2025Global leaders will share strategies for advancing sustainability through community empowerment and cross-sector partnerships at the annual Yale Global Environmental Justice Conference.
YSE NewsThe Tiny Threats Facing the Kings of the Savannah
October 29, 2025New research led by YSE scientists reveals hidden parasites in endangered West African Lions.
YSE NewsSteering Historic U.S. Climate Policy
October 24, 2025Maggie Thomas’ persistence, leadership, and creative approach to policy implementation have earned her the Yale School of the Environment 2025 Prospect Street Award.
YSE NewsTracing the Hidden Connections in Nature and People
October 24, 2025Jim Coleman, a 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award winner, bridged science and humanity in his work as a plant ecologist— advancing ecological research, championing student success, and embracing his identity as a neurodiverse educator.
YSE NewsFire Fuels Resilience in Florida’s Subtropical Forests
October 24, 2025Scientists from the Yale School of the Environment discovered that forests in the Everglades bounce back quickly after fires, often surpassing their previous levels of productivity. The research reaffirms the need to continue prescribed burns in the face of a changing climate.
YSE NewsMore Scientific Analysis Needed on Impacts of Industrial Decarbonization
October 23, 2025Yale economists call for deeper analysis of the economic spillover effects of the clean energy transition on jobs, trade, and supply chains.