If the speed and physical coordination of lizards is affected by incidental pesticide exposure, one may wonder what impacts it might have on the nerve transmission in humans
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Air Conditioning
This speaks to the importance of planting trees in urban areas to lower ambient temperatures and reduce the need for air conditioning.
The Methane Mystery
The popularity of natural gas as a fossil fuel and its increased use are attractive candidates to explain the potential for increased leakage to the atmosphere.
The Smell of the City
With the shutdown of much of the economy, we can see the human impact on air quality, and the underlying volatilization of chemicals from our activities.
Bill Schlesinger
biodiversity, conservation, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat
biodiversity, conservation, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat
Gutting protections for migratory birds
Recognizing that it is part of our nation’s heritage, the Wood Thrush is…protected by the Migratory Bird Protection Act (MBPA) of 1918.
Bill Schlesinger
air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
Behind the Smoke Screen
When the dust settles, the roll-back of air pollution regulations is likely to take a larger toll on society than COVID-19.
In Hot Water with COVID and Climate
Whether for an acute impact like COVID-19 or a long-term impact like climate change, policy decisions must be based on science
Shopping in Troubled Times
On-line shopping with local delivery, has 2 to 5 times lower environmental impact than e-commerce from a central warehouse.
COVID-19
Not since the plague, also known as the Black Death, arrived in Europe in the early 1300s has the human population been more vulnerable to exotic disease.
Bill Schlesinger
carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, forests, renewable energy
carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, forests, renewable energy
The Woody Biomass Hoax
Since most of the wood pellets are derived from newly harvested trees, the immediate impact on Earth’s climate is worse than coal.