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Christa Hasenkopf , Director of the Clean Air Program at the Energy Policy Institute, the University of Chicago, discusses high AQI with Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke : How does air pollution compare to other hazards?

“Plan C for Civilization” takes stock of the amateurs and experts who see promise in using technology to cool the Earth.

To many people, a two- to five-degree change sounds insignificant — just normal weather variation. But weather isn't the right frame. The better comparison is the human body, says Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy, in the latest...

Extreme heat causes cows to produce less milk, shows a study co-authored by EPIC's Eyal Frank. This poses problems in cheese-obsessed Italy, especially as it tries to meet growing demand for favorites like burrata.

Forbes covers a new Nature study on flooding deaths in Mumbai co-authored by EPIC's Ashwin Rode.

Mongabay covers a new proposal co-authored by Michael Greenstone attempting to reimagine how climate finance for loss and damage, as well as climate adaptation, can be raised.

The Washington Post cites research from EPIC scholar Eyal Frank on the impact of biodiversity on human health.

Targeted investment that enables communities to measure and share air quality data offers a major opportunity to improve global health, a new report said.

The science has been clear for years: Pollution is cutting our lives short. So, what’s missing is not information; it’s the right storytelling.

by Satviki Sanjay Severe rains killed far more people in Mumbai than listed in public records, accounting for roughly 8% of all deaths in India’s financial capital during the monsoon season and $1.2 billion in losses every year in the...