The national award from the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT recognizes The Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News & Observer for their series, “Big Poultry.”
MIT students research effects of climate change on forests and sulfur dioxide emissions as a model for planet-wide events.
A multidisciplinary climate change curriculum for high schools, developed at MIT, aims to engage and mobilize teachers and students.
Assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering Haruko Wainwright believes environmental monitoring can empower citizens to make informed decisions about their energy and environment.
Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply.
MIT chemists show the Australian wildfires widened the ozone hole by 10 percent in 2020.
New modeling tool enables rapid design of effective and equitable policy combinations.
Analyses show stakeholders of all levels must get involved in decarbonizing pavements to reach climate goals.
MIT chemists found a way to cut the carbon footprint of producing white phosphorus, an ingredient in many consumer products.
PhD student Alexis Hocken is working with manufacturers to keep their products from (literally) falling through the cracks in the recycling process.
Study: Even chess experts perform worse when air quality is lower, suggesting a negative effect on cognition.
Health benefits of using wind energy instead of fossil fuels could quadruple if the most polluting power plants are selected for dialing down, new study finds.
A new study shows how small-scale actions could improve air quality and health outcomes.
J-WAFS Fellows discuss their inspiration for pursuing challenges in water and food systems.
Vishnu Jayaprakash SM '19, PhD '22 won for the AgZen-Cloak, an invention that makes pesticides stick to crops, minimizing pollution and water waste.