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YSE NewsNatural Resource Economics Expert to Join YSE Faculty
March 19, 2026Karl Aspelund’s research focuses on how policy design and data-driven environmental solutions can advance equity and sustainability.
YSE NewsExisting Market Tools Could Provide a Creative Pathway to Finance Conservation
March 12, 2026The municipal bond market can be used to incentivize conservation and counter the impacts of bat losses in agricultural counties across the U.S., according to a new study coauthored by Yale scientists.
YSE NewsExamining the Reach of the EPA’s Climate Ruling
March 6, 2026Yale School of the Environment experts assess the legal, policy, and public health implications of the rollback of the EPA’s greenhouse gas endangerment finding.
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 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 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.
YSE NewsA Roadmap for Revamping Forest Carbon Credit Protocols
June 2, 2025YSE Research Scientist Sara Kuebbing was on a panel of leading forest scientists who evaluated forest carbon credit protocols — finding them to be flawed and at the root of problems facing the carbon offset market.
YSE NewsA Conversation With White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi
February 20, 2025The 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.
YSE NewsGoing Beyond GDP to Measure the Changing Wealth of Nations
October 22, 2024While real wealth per capita increased by about 21% globally, renewable natural capital — driven by overexploitation of natural resources such as forests, marine capture fisheries, and mangroves — declined by more than 20%, according to a new World Bank report co-authored by YSE Professor Eli Fenichel.
YSE NewsYSE Alumni Award Winner is Incentivizing Conservation in Panama
October 4, 2024From establishing The Nature Conservancy’s presence in Panama to serving as the country’s first minister of the environment, Yale School of the Environment Distinguished Alumni Award winner Mirei Endara de Heras has dedicated her career to addressing environmental challenges
YSE NewsMainstreaming Nature in U.S. Policy
July 31, 2024Ensuring that information about nature is included in the policy- and decision-making process is good governance and can be achieved by applying a specific set of criteria, Yale School of the Environment Economist Eli Fenichel and a group of leading environmental and economic policy experts say.
YSE NewsIn the Wake of the Chevron Decision
July 16, 2024YSE and Yale faculty experts discuss the potential impacts of the Supreme Court's recent Chevron decision — on environmental regulations, ESG, and efforts to combat climate change.
YSE NewsEphemeral Streams Likely to Have Significant Effect on U.S. Water Quality
June 27, 2024A new study co-authored by Yale researchers on streams that only flow briefly after storms quantifies the consequences of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that they aren't regulated by the Clean Water Act.
YSE News2024 Environmental Performance Index: A Surprise Top Ranking, Global Biodiversity Commitment Tested
June 4, 2024The Baltic nation of Estonia is No. 1 in the 2024 rankings, while Denmark, one of the top ranked countries in the 2022 EPI dropped to 10th place, highlighting the challenges of reducing emissions in hard-to-decarbonize industries. Meanwhile, “paper parks” are proving a global challenge to international biodiversity commitments.
YSE NewsThree Yale Students Named Wyss Scholars
March 21, 2024The Wyss Foundation, a charitable organization that supports land conservation in the U.S. and internationally, has selected three Yale students as 2024 scholars.