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PostMay 22, 2025

Study: Climate change may make it harder to reduce smog in some regions

A modeling study shows that global warming will likely make it harder to reduce ground-level ozone, a respiratory irritant that is a key component of smog, by cutting nitrogen oxide emissions.

PostOctober 8, 2024

Utah has the last conventional uranium mill in the country. What does it do...

Utah has the last conventional uranium mill in the country. What does it do?

PostOctober 8, 2024

Study finds mercury pollution from human activities is declining

“Our work shows that it is very important to learn from actual, on-the-ground data to try and improve our models and these emissions estimates,” says Ari Feinberg.

PostJuly 11, 2024

Study finds health risks in switching ships from diesel to ammonia fuel

A new study led by MIT scientists reveals that burning ammonia in ship engines could still contribute to ozone pollution while causing serious impacts on air quality.

PostApril 4, 2024

The heat is on: Accelerating climate action at a time of record-breaking te...

MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy

MIT Global Change Forum panel on climate communications

PostFebruary 13, 2024

Study measures the psychological toll of wildfires

Wildfires in Southeast Asia significantly affect the moods of people in many neighboring countries, with people becoming more upset if fires originate outside their own country, according to a new study analyzing social media activity. Pictured is a 2019 forest fire in Central Kalimantan.

PostJuly 24, 2023

'More intense, more water': West Virginians call for greater flood protecti...

MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

PostJuly 7, 2023

Battle for a Better Future

MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

An aircraft dumps water on the edge of the Elmo Fire burning on the western shore of Flathead Lake on August 1, 2022.

PostJuly 7, 2023

Running Toward a Future in the Face of Climate Change

MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

The Rice Ridge Fire burns near Seeley Lake in the summer of 2017. The fire burned 155,900 acres and cost more than $33 million.

PostJune 9, 2023

Q&A: Are far-reaching fires the new normal?

As the Earth’s climate changes, larger and longer-burning wildfires are sending smoke farther from their source, often to places that are unaccustomed to the exposure.

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