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HUCE Visiting Fellow and climate science writer Justin Gillis recently penned a guest essay for The New York Times searching for answers to the question, "Will Glasgow be the climate breakthrough we need?" By Justin Gillis for The New York Times The...

Students, including Environmental Science and Public Policy concentrators, share their experiences working outdoors as rangers and interns at national parks and forests By Nina Foster, The Harvard Gazette Serena Wurmser was 12 when she attended an...

New study suggests it began much earlier than thought, launching the creation of continents, oceans, and other landforms The Harvard Gazette By Juan Siliezar, Harvard Staff Writer An enduring question in geology involves the question of when the tectonic...

Harvard College seniors—including two former HUCE Summer Undergraduate Research Fund grant recipients—represent diverse backgrounds, concentrations, and perspectives on finding solutions to our climate change crisis By Christy DeSmith, The Harvard Gazette...

To tackle the climate crisis, artificial intelligence is becoming more open and democratic, says HUCE Affiliate Wai Chee Dimock By Wai Chee Dimock, Scientific American The April 4, 2022 report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes...

Harvard Forest scientists study tree rings to track extreme climate events—which are growing more common—over centuries By Juan Saliezar, The Harvard Gazette Sometimes getting to where you want to go is a matter of finding the right guide. Four teams of...

A recent study by former Environmental Fellow A.R. Siders makes the case for 'managed retreat' from areas prone to flooding and storms The Harvard Gazette By Peter Reuell, Harvard Staff Writer For those who lived through the storms, their names — Katrina...

Writers Rebecca Solnit and Terry Tempest Williams offer new perspectives on how to remake the world By Alvin Powell, The Harvard Gazette Stories can drive action, but perhaps the most damaging climate change story we can tell is the tall tale that we can...

Flanked by coal miners at the EPA, President Trump signed an order directing the agency to start the process of rewriting the Clean Power Plan The New York Times By Coral Davenport and Alissa J. Rubin President Trump, flanked by company executives and...

Harvard economist says rise in number of very hot days will cut productivity and hike health risks, especially for many in blue-collar jobs The Harvard Gazette By Colleen Walsh, Harvard Staff Writer Simply put, said Patrick Behrer, the world is getting...