A team of researchers, including Assistant Professor Daniel Ibarra, examined preserved trees to understand how plants responded to the low carbon dioxide levels and cooler temperatures of the last glacial period, about 20,000 years ago.

IBES affiliate Stefanie Friedhoff (School of Public Health) is among the authors of a new report highlighting how extreme weather events are jeopardizing the health, safety and economic prospects of Americans.

This article features research and commentary from IBES Professor Laurence C. Smith.

Allan Just, Associate IBES and Epidemiology Professor, and Joseph Braun, Professor of Epidemiology and an IBES Faculty Fellow, are among the authors of a study finding that poor air quality negatively affects marathon finish times.

IBES and DEEPS Professor Amanda Lynch co-authored this commentary, which states that, if done well, the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement "can provide a model for sustainable ocean management around the world."

Rainforest Reserves Australia misleadingly cited research by Visiting Professor Robert Brulle, an expert on global climate obstruction, in a submission to Australia's Senate inquiry on misinformation and disinformation. Brulle offered commentary on the matter.

As an Urban Sustainability & Justice Faculty Fellow, Assistant Professor Myles Lennon will visit Ann Arbor and Detroit in November, engaging in conversations on energy justice and sustainability and connecting with community organizations.

Associate Professor Tyler Kartzinel co-authored a new study that reveals how diamondback terrapins, keystone predators in salt marshes, face heightened risks as their populations decline.

Assistant Professor Myles Lennon published his first book, “Subjects of the Sun: Solar Energy in the Shadows of Racial Capitalism,” over the summer.

Elodie Freymann, a primatologist and IBES Voss postdoctoral researcher, reflected on how Dr. Jane Goodall inspired her professionally and personally.

Professor Timmons Roberts virtually testified before the Australian Parliament's Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy, answering senators' questions and detailing his climate obstruction research.

Professor Meredith Hastings discussed the air quality in Providence, as monitored through her Breathe Providence project.

This article includes commentary from Teaching Professor Kurt Teichert, a member of the Energy Efficiency Council. 

Associate Professor Tyler Kartzinel offered commentary for this article.

IBES Professor Stephen Porder offered commentary on electric vehicles.

Professor Timmons Roberts, whose Climate and Development Lab has researched the network of entities that oppose offshore wind projects, offered commentary for this article.

Representing local anti-offshore wind group Green Oceans, Marzulla Law sent a letter to Brown demanding research from IBES' Climate and Development Lab be retracted. CDL Director Timmons Roberts offered commentary and updates on the matter.

IBES affiliate Erica Walker, an assistant professor of epidemiology, is partnering with student interns in Jackson, Mississippi, to investigate the root causes and long-term environmental impacts of illegal dumping.

Three IBES professors and two affiliates faculty members offered commentary on Brown's recent decision to pause its carbon reduction efforts.

A study led by biologists in IBES and EEOB revealed that different circumstances lead herbivores to eat a much wider variety of plants than previously believed.

Bathsheba Demuth, an associate professor in IBES and the Department of History, offered commentary for this article.

IBES Professor Timmons Roberts discussed his research at Brown's Climate and Development Lab on links between the fossil fuel industry and anti-wind groups, and his response to a letter from a law firm representing opponents of offshore wind farms demanding that the University retract the research. 

Research Professor Elizabeth Fussell discussed her research on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Professor of Population Studies and Environment and Society (Research) Elizabeth Fussell discussed her research on relocation efforts after Hurricane Katrina.

Members of the Sustainable Education Initiative, based at the Annenberg Institute and supported by an IBES Catalyst Award, provide a readable overview of how education policy and climate change are interconnected issues.

Research Professor Elizabeth Fussell spoke with Audie Cornish about her research tracking where evacuees ended up in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Professor of Population Studies and Environment and Society (Research) Elizabeth Fussell offered commentary on how New Orleans has changed since Hurricane Katrina, noting that 20 years later, the city is smaller, wealthier, and has fewer Black residents. 

IBES faculty affiliate Mark Blyth, a professor at the Watson School for International and Public Affairs, penned this article with Daniel Driscoll, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Virginia.

IBES Research Professor Elizabeth Fussell studied where tens of thousands of New Orleans residents fled to after Hurricane Katrina.

Associate Professor Bathsheba Demuth penned this essay, which poignantly describes how declining salmon populations threaten the future of the Yukon River and its surrounding communities.

IBES affiliate Matthew Kraft, a professor in the Department of Education and founder of the SustainableED initiative, makes the case for teaching about climate science and investing in resilient, sustainable schools.

IBES Professors Stephen Porder and Meredith Hastings discussed heatwaves' consequences and prevention.

Voss Podstoc Elodie Freymann led a scientific review that found chimpanzees use some of the same medicinal plants as humans.

This article features commentary from IBES Director Kim Cobb, who is one of dozens of scientists working to respond to a Department of Energy report that casts doubt on the severity of climate change.

IBES Professor Stephen Porder discussed nitrogen and phosphorous pollution, examples of effective mitigation, and key steps for bringing essential elements back into balance.

Professor Meredith Hastings attended this event and discussed lessons learned from her hyperlocal air quality monitoring research.

Visiting Professor of Environment and Society Robert Brulle offered commentary on the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to reverse climate regulations.

IBES Professor Timmons Roberts spoke in favor of an offshore wind project during a public forum in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

This article describes the cancellation of IBES faculty affiliate Mara Freilich's NASA grant, which engaged citizens in studying the air quality around California's Salton Sea.

Education Professor and IBES affiliate Matt Kraft provided commentary on SustainableEd, an IBES-supported initiative he founded that launched in July with a new report that synthesizes research examining the relationship between climate change and education.

IBES affiliate and Catalyst Research Award recipient Erica Walker, an assistant professor of epidemiology, was interviewed about air quality reports from her Community Noise Lab's environmental monitoring research.

A conversation with Bathsheba Demuth, associate professor in IBES and the Department of History, about her first book and forthcoming writing.

Myles Lennon, assistant professor in IBES and the Department of Anthropology, discusses his new book on this podcast episode.

Brad Marston, a professor of physics and IBES faculty fellow, penned this article on climate solutions.