Monitoring and mitigating mercury
Amanda Giang PhD '17 models a pollutant’s pathways and helps decision makers craft more effective mitigation policies.
Sustainability Connect 2017 brings MIT together to balance needs of the present and future
Third annual conference explores innovation, social justice, and the Institute as a living lab for sustainability.
Tackling air pollution in China
Combining climate policy and vehicle emissions standards could pack a one-two punch.
![“The observations are telling us there will be increases [in extreme rainfall] at almost all latitudes, but if you want to know what’s going to happen at the scale of a continent or smaller, it’s a much more difficult question,” Paul O’Gorman says.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201705/mit-extreme-rain.jpg?itok=3RZFd0k3)
Varied increases in extreme rainfall with global warming
Intensification of extreme rainfall varies from region to region, study shows.
MIT opens its energy-use data to the community
Campus energy “dashboard” will provide detailed information to Institute’s faculty, staff, and students.
Mass. Department of Environmental Protection set to approve application for Central Utilities Plant upgrade
Public hearing scheduled for May 22.
A tax plan to stop climate change
At MIT, former Congressman Bob Inglis speaks about climate and free enterprise.
Multi-university effort will advance materials, define the future of mobility
With support from the Toyota Research Institute, MIT faculty will focus on next-generation energy storage.
MIT’s solar plant is delivering on its promises
North Carolina solar farm is up and running, significantly offsetting Institute’s carbon emissions.
Study: Volkswagen’s excess emissions will lead to 1,200 premature deaths in Europe
Countries hit hardest by automaker’s emissions scandal include Germany, Poland, France, and Czech Republic.
Climate science takes to the streets
MIT students and community members go on the hunt for natural gas leaks.
3Q: Maria Zuber, daughter of coal country
MIT’s vice president for research describes how growing up in eastern Pennsylvania shaped her views on climate policy.
Explained: Greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide isn’t the only one that matters, and the gases vary widely in potency and duration.
Tapping the hidden value of farm waste
MIT researchers are developing mobile torrefaction technology that can convert biomass into clean-burning fuel, unlocking potential income for farmers.