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  1. crew member uses a tree processor to strip bark and branches from logs before being transported to a mill
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    What Does the Future Hold for National Forests?

    April 21, 2025

    Yale School of the Environment experts discuss the potential impacts of increased logging on national forest lands, including on wildfire risks and efforts to combat climate change.

  2. Sullivan walking through tropical grasses and brush
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    Research on Low-Intensity Logging in Gabon's Forests Wins 2025 Bormann Prize

    April 15, 2025

    Megan Sullivan’s study, conducted while a doctoral student at the Yale School of the Environment, offers insights on forest management that supports both conservation goals and local livelihoods.

  3. Katharine Mach portrait
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    From Observation to Implementation: The Evolving Science of Climate Adaptation 

    April 10, 2025

    Coleman P. Burke Distinguished Visiting Professor Katharine Mach is leading interdisciplinary research efforts to translate climate data and knowledge into tangible action and policy.

  4. portraits of Baer, Bokum-Fauth, and Parekh
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    2025 Wyss Scholars Tackle Conservation Through Justice, Policy, and Finance

    April 3, 2025

    From policy reform to law to environmental justice, the 2025 cohort of Wyss Scholars are pursuing an array of avenues to protect landscapes across the U.S.

  5. close-up of green moss
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    An Innovative Approach to Measuring Microscopic Changes in Plant Cells

    March 24, 2025

    A multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the Yale School of the Environment developed a new laser-based method for observing how plants adjust the pressure within their cells in response to the environment that can help inform strategies for farmers facing increased droughts.

  6. Microplastic in a spoon on blue background
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    What Can We Do About the Growing Danger of Microplastics?

    March 17, 2025

    Microplastics are getting into our water, food, and our bodies, including our brains. YSE News spoke with Professor Paul Anastas about the increasing threats and how green chemistry can be part of the solution.

  7. expansive green agricultural fields
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    Ensuring Soil Carbon Farming Climate Mitigation Claims Represent Reality

    March 12, 2025

    A recently released report from the Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program and the Environmental Defense Fund offers practical ways to generate more high-quality evidence to increase confidence that the effects of soil carbon farming represent real carbon accrual or avoided greenhouse gas emissions.

  8. chemistry sample holder in the lab
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    New Yale Certificate Program Prepares Professionals to Lead the Transition to Safer Chemicals and Processes

    March 4, 2025

    The Green Chemistry for Climate and Sustainability Certificate Program, launched this spring by the Yale School of the Environment, aims to empower professionals with the knowledge and tools to advance global sustainable chemical innovation.

  9. Zaidi on stage speaking
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    A Conversation With White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi

    February 20, 2025

    The head of the White House Climate Policy Office under President Joe Biden recently visited the Yale School of Environment for a candid discussion about his former boss’ relentless focus on climate action as jobs creator as well as the need to develop a “more flexible, less pure” narrative around climate and energy.

  10. a tayra as seen by a trail camera
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    Land-Use Designations Can Cause Variations in Carnivore Behavior

    February 19, 2025

    Within protected areas, human activity is altering the behavior of carnivores in Mexico's cloud forests, forcing them to adjust their activity patterns to coexist with humans, a new study reveals.

  11. Zimmerman portrait
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    Julie Zimmerman Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

    February 12, 2025

    Julie Zimmerman, the Vice Provost for Planetary Solutions and jointly appointed professor at Yale’s School of Engineering & Applied Science and School of the Environment, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

  12. Flooding in a street near the town center after the River Taff
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    Climate Change in the British Mind

    February 10, 2025

    A majority of Britons surveyed by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication say they believe climate change is real, they have experienced its impacts, and they are worried. That public awareness about the risks of climate change could bolster Britain’s climate change policies.

  13. A large group of monkeys crowded on the roof of a building in India
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    Rapid Urbanization Could Increase Spread of Zoonotic Diseases

    February 5, 2025

    Researchers at YSE have mapped the global distribution of wildlife species known to carry diseases that can affect humans in the wildland-urban interface.

  14. The devastation from the Palisades Fire is shown in an aerial view in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    L.A. Fires: Forging a Resilient Path Forward

    January 29, 2025

    YSE experts discuss environmental and public health impacts of the fires as well as how fire-prone regions can prevent and manage the spread of wildfires in the future.