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A new framework calculates companies’ beneficial environmental "handprints" as well as their negative footprints, to encourage eco-friendly actions.

Mechanical engineering student Arnav Patel is on a mission to promote sustainability — from Cambridge to the Himalaya.

Analysis quantifies a dramatic price drop that parallels similar improvements in solar and wind energy, and shows further steep declines could be possible.

MIT’s Susan Murcott is dedicated to providing clean water access and building a new generation of humanitarian water leaders.

The three-day event featured talks on renewable energy, climate justice, and supporting clean tech startups.

ESI research into local taxes illustrates how reliance on mines as taxpayers puts coal-producing regions in a difficult bind.

As the world reduces carbon pollution, research from the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative shows the need to protect schools in counties that rely on the fossil fuel industry.

MIT Energy Fellow Richard Ibekwe finds flaws in high-temperature superconducting tapes so they can be measured, fixed, or embraced.

New findings may help unleash the potential of high-powered, solid-electrolyte lithium batteries.