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YSE NewsWhat Happens When Producers Are Responsible for Recycling Their Products and Packaging?
July 21, 2026YSE research scholar Reid Lifset, who has tracked a policy designed to flip product waste responsibilities from consumers to manufacturers, has built an open reference database to help policymakers and companies understand its costs and benefits.
YSE NewsData Centers, Urban Heat, and AI Growth
July 10, 2026As AI fuels data center expansion, communities are pushing back. What’s driving the opposition, and what are the real environmental and economic trade-offs? YSE experts weigh in.
YSE NewsJulie Zimmerman Named AAAS Fellow
March 26, 2026Zimmerman was recognized for laying the groundwork for safer, more sustainable chemicals and materials and her leadership and service in the environmental sciences.
YSE NewsThe Environmental Trade-offs of Biodegradable Plastics
January 23, 2026Researchers from the Yale School of the Environment found that biodegradable plastics could cut ecotoxicity by 34% but also could increase greenhouse gas emissions without proper disposal and infrastructure.
YSE NewsHarvesting Hydrogen from Biomass for Energy Can Provide Substantial Carbon Emissions Reduction
October 6, 2025Research by Yale School of the Environment scientists examined the supply and demand side of hydrogen-based energy and incentive scenarios for adoption across industries.
YSE NewsMass Timber Could Drive Forest Expansion and Cut Emissions
July 16, 2025The climate benefits of cross-laminated timber outweigh earlier concerns but only if managed responsibly, according to a recent Yale School of the Environment study.
YSE NewsCan Smart Policy Efforts Lead to a Greener Fashion Industry?
April 7, 2025The fashion industry accounts for as much as 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Academic and policy experts discussed legislative initiatives that could help it become more sustainable at a recent Yale School of the Environment panel discussion.
YSE NewsWhat Can We Do About the Growing Danger of Microplastics?
March 17, 2025Microplastics 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.
YSE NewsCan We Make Useful Products From CO₂?
January 27, 2025Research Scientist Hanno Erythropel spoke with YSE News about how turning CO₂ into a wide range of products such as consumer goods, industrial materials, and chemicals can help mitigate the climate crisis.
YSE NewsNew Study Helps Quantify Climate Change and Ecotoxicity Impacts of Biodegradable Microplastics
October 17, 2024A research team from the Yale School of the Environment created a first-of-its-kind life cycle assessment methodology to measure the environmental impact of biodegradable microplastics.
YSE NewsCan We Mitigate AI’s Environmental Impacts?
October 10, 2024YSE Professor Yuan Yao discusses the environmental costs and benefits of artificial intelligence.
YSE NewsHow Circular Utilization of Urban Tree Waste Can Help Mitigate Climate Change
August 23, 2022A multi-scale lifecycle assessment conducted by Prof. Yuan Yao and researchers from the Center for Industrial Ecology explains how eco-friendly uses for urban tree waste could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. cities.
YSE NewsThe Center for Industrial Ecology: Pathfinders in Life Cycles and Resource Reuse
February 7, 2022This is the first in a special series that takes an in-depth look at Yale School of the Environment’s Centers, Programs, and Initiatives. This month’s focus is on the Center for Industrial Ecology, which seeks not only to advance our understanding of the environmental impacts of production and consumption on an international scale, but also to be part of tangible solutions.
YSE NewsYSE Study Finds Electric Vehicles Provide Lower Carbon Emissions Through Additional Channels
December 19, 2021A recent YSE-led study published in Nature Communications found that the total indirect emissions from the supply of chain of electric vehicles pale in comparison to the same indirect emissions from fossil fuel-powered vehicles.
YSE NewsA Marketplace Solution to Burning Crop Stubble Earns YSE Team Top Honors
December 10, 2021YSE students win international prize for new digital app that allows farmers to sell crop byproducts instead of burning them.