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a technician installs solar panels on the roof of the building which houses the University of Colorado Center for Innovation and Creativity in Boulder.

Researchers take major step toward developing next-generation solar cells

March 20, 2024

A ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder engineer and his international colleagues have discovered a new way to manufacture solar cells using perovskite semiconductors. It could lead to lower-cost, more efficient systems for powering homes, cars, boats and drones.

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Water in the West: Documenting the change

March 8, 2024

RJ Sangosti and Elliot Ross, former and current Ted Scripps Fellows at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder’s Center for Environmental Journalism, use photography to show immediate and long-term water concerns through the rapidly changing Western landscape.

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US companies have to start talking about climate change under new SEC rule

March 7, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved new climate risk disclosure rules, requiring some of the country’s biggest companies to report emissions data and other climate-related risks. Asaf Bernstein, a former adviser to the SEC, gives his take.

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The Arctic could become ‘ice-free’ within a decade

March 5, 2024

While summer sea ice loss in the Arctic is inevitable, it can be reversed if the planet cools down, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder researchers say.

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8 in 10 lizards could be at risk due to deforestation

March 4, 2024

These reptiles move around tree trunks to seek warmth or shade. With trees disappearing, they would have trouble controlling their body temperature, a new study shows.

aerial view of the area affected by the Marshall Fire

Toxic metal levels mostly minor after Marshall Fire

March 1, 2024

A new ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder study found metal contamination in the soil near homes destroyed by the Marshall Fire didn’t reach dangerous levels.

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Climate journalism is strong in hard-hit countries

March 1, 2024

Climate change has disproportionate impacts globally, and a new analysis identifies compelling coverage by news outlets in less-resourced countries, where reporting on the issue is done in unique and in-depth ways.

A split image shows half a tree and ground as green and lush, and the other half as brown and brittle.

Climate contrarianism is down but not out, expert says

Feb. 22, 2024

In 2011, Professor Max Boykoff attended a Heartland Institute conference to better understand how the conservative think tank was influencing the climate debate. Ten years later, Boykoff returned to interview attendees and examine comparisons with that earlier conference.

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New center designed to inspire curiosity, community and action in environmental science

Feb. 21, 2024

The new CIRES Center for Education, Engagement, and Evaluation is dedicated to three broad goals: excellence and inclusion in environmental science education; career development and training for scientists; and engaging with diverse audiences.

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Communities of color breathe Denver’s worst air

Feb. 21, 2024

A new ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder-led study found historic redlining laid a foundation for today’s bad air trends. In Denver, people of color, specifically those of Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native heritage, are exposed to higher levels of air pollution than non-Hispanic whites.

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