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  1. student viewing the windmills off of Block Island from a boat
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    Connecticut’s Path Forward for Offshore Energy

    December 1, 2025

    YSE experts discuss the state’s strategies for advancing renewable energy in a shifting federal landscape.

  2. aerial view of a prison complex surrounded on all sides by flood water
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    Incarcerated Populations in the Gulf Coast Face Heightened Risks From Natural Disasters

    December 1, 2025

    More 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.

  3. Training participants on a hillside in Rwanda
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    ELTI Expands Field Training to Rwanda

    November 25, 2025

    The Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI) recently launched its first forest restoration field course in Rwanda.

  4. Gold mining in the Amazon rain forest
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    Tackling Deforestation on a Global Scale

    November 14, 2025

    Brazil 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. 

  5. Coyote grazing in an urban setting
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    What Can Urban Wildlife Teach Us About Shared Spaces?

    November 14, 2025

    Professor Nyeema Harris spoke with YSE News about how humans and animals can coexist in city spaces.

  6. aerial image above rainforest looking across water to Belem, Brazil
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    YSE Students Join Global Climate Talks at COP30

    November 4, 2025

    YSE 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.

  7. workshop participants watch a drone take measurements
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    A Critical Knowledge Exchange Deep in the Amazon

    November 3, 2025

    COP30, 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.

  8. new cars lined up outside of a Tesla dealership
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    Elon Musk’s Partisan Political Activities Resulted in Over 1 Million Fewer Tesla Sales

    October 30, 2025

    YSE 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.

  9. group photo of a large crowd at the 2024 Environmental Joy conference
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    Environmental Joy: Writing the Future

    October 30, 2025

    Global leaders will share strategies for advancing sustainability through community empowerment and cross-sector partnerships at the annual Yale Global Environmental Justice Conference.

  10. A lion in the wild savannah
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    The Tiny Threats Facing the Kings of the Savannah

    October 29, 2025

    New research led by YSE scientists reveals hidden parasites in endangered West African Lions.

  11. Maggie Thomas portrait
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    Steering Historic U.S. Climate Policy

    October 24, 2025

    Maggie Thomas’ persistence, leadership, and creative approach to policy implementation have earned her the Yale School of the Environment 2025 Prospect Street Award.

  12. portrait of Jim Coleman
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    Tracing the Hidden Connections in Nature and People

    October 24, 2025

    Jim 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.

  13. panoramic view of a Pineland ecosystem of the Florida Everglades
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    Fire Fuels Resilience in Florida’s Subtropical Forests

    October 24, 2025

    Scientists 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.

  14. smokestacks at a waterfront steel plant
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    More Scientific Analysis Needed on Impacts of Industrial Decarbonization

    October 23, 2025

    Yale economists call for deeper analysis of the economic spillover effects of the clean energy transition on jobs, trade, and supply chains.