Environment

  1. Cracking in lithium-ion batteries speeds up electric vehicle charging August 1, 2023
  2. Record heat, climate change: What experts want us to know July 25, 2023
  3. $7.5M to advance nuclear energy awarded to U-M July 25, 2023
  4. Palm oil plantations and deforestation in Guatemala: Certifying products as ‘sustainable’ is no panacea July 20, 2023
  5. New U-M Graham Institute center empowers Michigan communities to tackle renewable energy projects July 19, 2023
  6. How 30,000 Detroit trees bloomed into a better way for researchers to predict airborne pollen July 6, 2023
  7. Smaller-than-average harmful algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie June 29, 2023
  8. U-M SEAS names Liesl Eichler Clark inaugural director of sustainable climate action engagement June 27, 2023
  9. $18M to advance materials research for quantum computing, sustainable plastics and more June 26, 2023
  10. Chesapeake Bay’s dead zone predicted to be 33% smaller than long-term average June 22, 2023
  11. Caribbean seagrasses provide services worth $255B annually, including vast carbon storage, study shows June 21, 2023
  12. $27M for laboratory astrophysics and nuclear fusion, led by U-M June 20, 2023
  13. Canadian wildfires prompt US health warnings: U-M experts available June 7, 2023
  14. Full electrification of Uber and Lyft vehicles would provide only modest benefits to society, study shows June 7, 2023
  15. Michigan Minds Podcast: Exploring Carbon Pricing and Carbon Border Adjustments June 6, 2023
  16. NOAA forecasts below-average summer ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico June 5, 2023
  17. Colorado River deal: U-M experts available May 24, 2023
  18. Warming climate in Brazil may increase risk of Zika, dengue by 2050 May 23, 2023
  19. Study: Modest moss supports billions of tons of carbon storage May 22, 2023
  20. Information about climate-induced migration spurs negative attitudes about immigrants May 18, 2023

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