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An Indigenous Group’s Objection to Geoengineering Spurs a Debate About Social Justice in Climate Science

The Risks of Stopping Research While the Saami Council said that conducting any research on solar geoengineering presented high risks,…

Social Isolation in the U.S. Rose Even as the Covid Crisis Began to Subside, New Research Shows.

Many Americans felt socially isolated during the pandemic, cut off from friends and family as they hunkered down and kept…

Half of New U.S. Covid Cases Now Tied to Delta Variant, CDC Says

The delta variant is set to become the predominant Covid strain in the U.S., boosting concerns it could lead to…

Qi Wang in Mirage: Model Sets Minimum Restrictions Needed To Control COVID-19 Given Vaccination Rate

Predictions available based on local vaccination rate in communities across the United States. If only 60% of Americans were vaccinated…

Stephen Flynn in News@Northeastern: Can the Destructive Bootleg Fire Teach Us to Prevent Wildfires Before They Start?

As the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon continues its destructive growth practically unabated, it threatens homes and critical infrastructure—threats that…

Alicia Sasser Modestino in NBC News: Teen Workers Fill Job Shortage, but What Happens When Summer Fades?

As restrictions ease and customers return, workers with child care responsibilities or concern about Covid-19 have been hanging back —…

Brian Helmuth in News@Northeastern: The Forecast Said It Would Be 90 Degrees. So Why Does Your Thermometer Say It’s 100?

The weather forecast says it’s going to be hot. Air temperatures are projected to soar into the high 90s or…

Mehrdad Sasani in News@Northeastern: What Are The Warning Signs Before a Building Collapses?

The terrifying collapse of a high-rise oceanfront building in Surfside, Florida, has raised concerns that other buildings may be vulnerable.…

GRI Welcomes Distinguished Senior Fellow, Josh Sawislak

Josh Sawislak is an internationally recognized expert on climate and disaster resilience and sustainable development and is the principal of…

Richard M. Mroz Chairs the U.S. Department of Energy Electric Advisory Committee

Distinguished Corporate Fellow, Richard M. Mroz from Resolute Strategies has served for several years in the USDOE Electric Advisory Committee…

Jack McDevitt in News@Northeastern: The Myths and Realities of Mass Shootings in the U.S.

In the United States, mass shootings have never garnered as much attention as they have over the last decade. From…

Daniel Medwed in GBH News: How Do Prosecutors In Massachusetts Prove A Hate Crime?

Last weekend’s murder of two Black people in Winthrop by a 28-year-old white man, Nathan Allen, has raised a host…