News + Impact - MIT EAPS

Industrial smokestack emitting smoke into a blue sky.

Study finds mercury pollution from human activities is declining

October 8, 2024

Categories: Health of the Planet

portrait of Noelle Selin

Selin to lead new MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy

August 5, 2024

Categories: Climate, Community, Faculty, Health of the Planet, Life + Environments

Earth and its atmosphere from space.

Scientists find a human “fingerprint” in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozone

August 2, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Health of the Planet, Research, Students + Postdocs

Photo of the dimly lit interior of a large factory.

China-based emissions of three potent climate-warming greenhouse gases spiked in past decade

July 18, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Health of the Planet, Research

Graphic depicting the idea of a more sustainable world.

Upgrading computational tools for sustainable development

July 16, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Health of the Planet

Cargo ship in ocean.

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

July 11, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Health of the Planet, Research

Student Spotlight: Emma Bulllock on researching extreme environments

April 19, 2024

Categories: Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Profile, Students + Postdocs

Two men in hardhats and safety vests, seen from behind, inspect a forest of electrical pylons and wires on a cloudless day.

Atmospheric observations in China show rise in emissions of a potent greenhouse gas

March 28, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Health of the Planet, Research

Study: Global deforestation leads to more mercury pollution

February 12, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Research

TIL Climate Podcast: Don’t throw away your refrigerator

October 19, 2023

Categories: Climate, Health of the Planet, Research

Photo of a power plant with two smokestacks in a desert area on a partly cloudy day.

Improving US air quality, equitably

September 27, 2023

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Health of the Planet, Research

How forests can cut carbon, restore ecosystems, and create jobs

July 27, 2023

Categories: Climate, Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Research

The North Sea via satellite. The dark blue water has swirls of teal, and Germany peeks out from the bottom right.

Study: The ocean’s color is changing as a consequence of climate change

July 12, 2023

Categories: Alumni, Climate, Faculty, Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Research

A helicopter drops water on a vast, smokey forest fire

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

June 09, 2023

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Health of the Planet, Natural Hazards, Research

Aerial view shows a nuclear power plant, surrounded by lush green areas and water, with mountains in distance.

Study: Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution

April 10, 2023

Categories: Faculty, Health of the Planet, Research

A map shows a large red splotch with blurry yellow border, the ozone hole, on top of the South Pole, on decorative background.

Study: Smoke particles from wildfires can erode the ozone layer

March 8, 2023

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Health of the Planet, Research

Photo of a row of smokestacks. Two are belching smoke into a cloudy blue sky.

Improving health outcomes by targeting climate and air pollution simultaneously

February 23, 2023

Categories: Faculty, Health of the Planet, Research

Wind turbines on the top of a hill.

A healthy wind

December 2, 2022

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Health of the Planet, Research

In the dark ocean, a cartoon illustration shows a green oval microbe Prochlorococcus eating a dead purple microbe that looks like a Cheeto. A few other microbes appear in background.

Ocean microbes get their diet through a surprising mix of sources, study finds

November 3, 2022

Categories: Climate, Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Research

Photo of pedestrians at a tree-lined intersection, all seen through a polluted haze in Anyang City, China

Coordinating climate and air-quality policies to improve public health

October 26, 2022

Categories: Climate, Health of the Planet, Research