Four Arizona energy providers and the state’s three public universities are forming a new, interdisciplinary coalition with the goal of attaining a carbon-neutral economy in Arizona.

Faced with the complexity of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions across…

The science is out and unequivocally clear: Climate change is a threat to human well-being and the health of the planet. In the last decade, urban infrastructure and activities caused about two-thirds of today's greenhouse gas emissions — and while cities…

Airline travel in the post-COVID-19 era has been a hassle.

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In 2007, an increase in world food prices led to a global rush for land in the form of land grabs or large-scale land acquisitions. Over the last two decades, such acquisitions have resulted in millions of hectares of land changing hands in developing nations. Although…

Each year, humans across the globe produce billions of tons of solid waste. Roughly 70% of this refuse ends up deposited in landfills, where it slowly decays. Yet, what may seem an inert accumulation of useless debris is in reality a complex ecosystem, teeming with…

President Joe Biden signed an executive order last week setting a target goal of…

Energy leaders focused on developing low-carbon economies in Arizona, the Navajo Nation and Nevada have joined forces to develop a regional clean hydrogen hub in the Southwest.

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Since childhood, Susanne Neuer has been fascinated with the mysteries under the sea.

As a kid, summers were spent exploring Mediterranean waters with her family; as a teen, she picked up jobs to buy a microscope…

The Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems (EVSTS) has been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to engage automotive companies in researching vehicle energy efficiency and environmental…

The empty grocery shelves and miles-long food bank queues we have seen during the COVID-19 pandemic have underscored the fragility of the highly centralized, “just-in-time” global food supply chain on which we all depend.

Food produced through the overuse of…