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A half-mile wide maelstrom is swirling in the Baltic Sea as an estimated 300,000 metric tons of gas violently erupts from the sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines. Most of this gas is likely methane, a gas normally invisible to the eye that is over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat over 20 years.

Never before have we or any university committed to marshaling every part of our enterprise—our collective resources, talents and passions—toward solving the global climate challenge in such a focused way.

Senior Policy Associate at the Duke’s Nicholas Institute Ashley Ward and Nicholas School of the Environment Professor Martin Doyle joined 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey. They discussed vulnerable water systems locally and across the nation.

Subsistence fishing is a mix of culture and economics in eastern North Carolina

William Pan, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Environmental Sciences & Policy program, answered some questions about the skills students earn from ENV courses as well as the advantages of the major.

Brian G. McAdoo, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Earth & Climate Sciences program, answered some questions about the skills students earn from ECS courses as well as the advantages of the major.

Duke experts discuss how the legislation spurred environmental progress in America

Knowing voters have seen news reports about problems caused by failing or outdated public infrastructures in their district makes local officials who face competitive re-elections more inclined to support new spending to repair or replace the aging structures, a survey of city and county officials in 49 states shows. Findings from the survey by ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ and the Environmental Policy Innovation Center underscore the continued importance of local media even as newsrooms shrink nationwide.

The five-year grant renewal will support five new or newly refocused research projects investigating the long-term health impacts of early-life exposures to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and toxic metals such as lead, which are two of the most common classes of hazardous contaminants found today in areas with a legacy of industrial pollution.

The state wants to quickly rebuild the Sanibel Causeway, heavily damaged by Ian, and the only road onto a barrier island. But researchers say the focus should be on building more resilient infrastructure for a changing climate.