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YSE NewsHow Will the Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Affect Climate Goals and What Are the EPA’s Options?
July 1, 2022YSE’s Rob Klee, former Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, examines the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision limiting the EPA’s power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
YSE NewsKroon Cup Winner Elaine Lac Recognized for Building Strong YSE Community
June 6, 2022With a background in community organizing and experience as an international Peace Corps volunteer, Lac devoted countless hours at the Yale School of the Environment working to bring communities of people together.
YSE NewsYSE Student’s Line of Alternative Leather Consumer Goods Wins Startup Yale Sustainability Prize
May 19, 2022Aatma Leather, co-founded by Yale School of the Environment student Jinali Mody, will manufacture cruelty-free, plant-based leather products, such as belts, shoes, and handbags, from fruit and crop waste.
YSE NewsYSE Class of ’22: Akshyah Krishnakumar Seeks to Make Change from the Inside
May 10, 2022Akshyah Krishnakumar is seeking to achieve clean energy goals by working from the inside — starting with the fourth largest corporation in the world.
YSE NewsReport: Businesses Should Play Key Role in Addressing Environmental and Social Issues
March 1, 2022The Center for Business and the Environment’s just-released study of 2,035 global business students found students increasingly believe that business leaders and the private sector should play a vital role in addressing environmental sustainability and social issues.
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 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.
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Environmental Fellows Share Impassioned Commitment to Justice
November 29, 2021The nine YSE graduate students and recent graduates in the 2021 Environmental Fellows program have diverse backgrounds and experiences, but share the same impassioned commitment to their environmental work.
YSE NewsRecent Grads Partner with Regenerative Agriculture Initiative on Innovative Soil Health Policy Guide
November 19, 2021Abbey Warner ’21 MEM and Darya Watnick ’21 MEM of the Regenerative Agriculture Initiative worked with dozens of practitioners and experts in farming and policymaking on a guide that gives practical advice for developing meaningful soil health policy and programs.
YSE NewsYSE Partners with World Bank on Identifying Industrial Symbiosis Opportunities
November 11, 2021A new global platform, based on YSE’s research through the Center for Industrial Ecology, will help promote opportunities for reuse of waste material and other resources.
YSE NewsMeeting the Challenges of Sustainable Financing
October 26, 2021In a short Q&A, YISF Co-Director Todd Cort addresses the progress that has been made in sustainable financing, as well as some of the ongoing challenges.
YSE NewsSustainable Procurement Key to Lowering Carbon Footprint
July 19, 2021As more companies focus on reducing their carbon footprint, there’s one element that is key but often overlooked — reducing emissions from their supply chains.
YSE NewsYSE Students Spicing up Trail Foods in Sustainable Ways
June 24, 2021Mesa, a startup run by Tony Cisneros '21 MEM and Caroline Ebinger '22 MEM, seeks to provide nutritious backpacking meals while supporting core planetary health principles.
YSE NewsEli Fenichel Named to Office of Science and Technology Policy
June 21, 2021Eli Fenichel, the Knobloch Family Professor of Natural Resource Economics, has joined the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and will serve as assistant director for natural resource economics and accounting.
YSE NewsCompostable Packaging Company Wins Startup Yale 2021 Prize
May 11, 2021EcoPackables, which sells compostable mailers made from corn starch and PBAT, earned the Yale Center for Business and Environment’s (CBEY) Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize, as well as the first ever Yale Innovators’ Prize at Startup Yale 2021.