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ESI Journalism Fellow Nora Hertel (left) takes notes during a tour with Jessika Greendeer, seedkeeper and farm manager for Dream of Wild Health, a Native American-led nonprofit with a farm just outside the Twin Cities in Hugo...

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January 19, 2022

Bringing climate reporting to local newsrooms

Inaugural MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative Journalism Fellows reflect on their experiences telling local climate stories.

A new MIT Joint Program study shows how U.S. climate policies can be designed to cut carbon emissions without inflicting economic harm on low-income households and the nation as a whole.
Image: Amanda Griffiths/Climat...

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January 12, 2022

Pricing carbon, valuing people

New research suggests ways to optimize US climate policy design for a just energy transition.

MIT researchers have identified a problem that tends to limit chemical processes for turning carbon dioxide into fuel or other useful chemicals — and ways of addressing that problem.
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January 11, 2022

Overcoming a bottleneck in carbon dioxide conversion

Study reveals why some attempts to convert the greenhouse gas into fuel have failed, and offers possible solutions.

A team of researchers at MIT has come up with a promising approach to controlling methane emissions and removing it from the air, using an inexpensive and abundant type of clay called zeolite. In this image, the zeolite, depicted a...

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January 10, 2022

A dirt cheap solution? Common clay materials may help curb methane emissions

With special treatment, minerals called zeolites — commonly found in cat litter — can efficiently remove the greenhouse gas from the air, researchers report.

Elizabeth Yarina (left), a doctoral student in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and Courtney Lesoon, a doctoral student in the Department of Architecture, have been awarded Fulbright-Hays Scholarships to support thei...

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January 10, 2022

Courtney Lesoon and Elizabeth Yarina win Fulbright-Hays Scholarships

Prestigious grants will support full-time doctoral research abroad for the MIT architecture and urban planning students.

MIT News Office

January 10, 2022

A dirt-cheap solution? Common clay materials may help curb methane emissions

With special treatment, minerals called zeolites — commonly found in cat litter — can efficiently remove the greenhouse gas from the air, researchers report.

Arlene Fiore, the Peter H. Stone and Paola Malanotte Stone Professor in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT, uses satellite data to understand ozone smog.
Photo: Steph Stevens

MIT News Office

January 9, 2022

Understanding air pollution from space

Arlene Fiore uses satellite data paired with ground observations to refine our understanding of ozone smog and interactions with meteorology and climate.

Spoiler Alert was founded by MIT alumni, Ricky Ashenfelter MBA '15 left, and Emily Malina MBA ’15.
Image: Liz Linder

MIT News Office

January 5, 2022

Reducing food waste to increase access to affordable foods

MIT alumni-founded Spoiler Alert matches major food brands with discount grocers to sell perishable products.

First-year students were given a $25 TechCASH gift card to shop for grocery items during a trip to Daily Table. MIT staff also created a recipe challenge to encourage students to work together on making their own variation o...

MIT News Office

January 5, 2022

MIT students explore food sustainability

First-year students visit nonprofit grocer in Central Square providing low-cost, nutritious food; learn about food resources at MIT.