Environment

Timothy Lieuwen proposes a framework that universities can use to evaluate potential research funding relationships with oil and gas companies in light of their own values.

The environmental risks embedded in today’s globally integrated economies require an updated approach to scientific and regulatory decisionmaking.

Should octopus be farmed? This question is being debated in several pieces of legislation right now, including a bipartisan US Senate bill. For Jennifer Jacquet, the answer is a resounding no. On this episode, Jacquet discusses why octopuses are poor candidates for farming, how she built a social movement around octopus protection, and why we need public conversations about new technologies before investments begin.

How the Gulf Research Program, created after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, is working to support the Gulf of Mexico’s energy sector, coastline, and communities.

Recent disasters have strained the Gulf’s ability to respond. Building capacity for local emergency management agencies and disaster research could help the region cope—and thrive.

Monique Verdin joins host JD Talasek to discuss using art and science to understand a Gulf that is being reshaped by climate, industry, and more. A citizen of the United Houma Nation, Verdin’s art practice and community activism give voice to indigenous and marginalized communities in the South while building bridges with science communities.

Monique Verdin’s work seeks to understand the profound ways that climate, the fossil fuel industry, and the shifting waters of the Gulf of Mexico are changing a place that has been a refuge for her Houma ancestors.

Decisionmakers need insights on how this powerful current shapes hurricanes, fisheries, energy supplies, and life in the Gulf of Mexico. An ambitious project to collect data and predict the current’s erratic behavior is compelling scientists to cross disciplines as well as borders.

Sustainable chemistry is having a moment. Now it needs an actionable road map that outlines an ambitious, focused, and coordinated strategy at the federal level.

Transitioning America’s chemical industry towards sustainable chemistry will be a boon for the environment, public health, the economy, and global competitiveness.

Charles N. Herrick reviews P. David Allen II and Susan Campbell’s book Paper Valley: The Fight for the Fox River Cleanup.

Bringing expertise, data, and model development “home” to African countries is interrelated and mutually reinforcing with achieving electrification, development, and climate goals on the continent.