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Report Looks at Way to Make New EPA Rules Feasible |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could have a workable, cost-effective plan for regulating large emitters of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, according to a new report by Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. Read More |
Institute Staff Advise Oil Spill Commission on Marine Ecosystems |
Marine protected areas will not prevent future oil spills, but they could make marine ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico more resilient to the impacts of environmental damages from oil, gas and natural disasters. Read More
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Duke Alumnus to Present on Water Scarcity Next Month |
Disque Deane Jr., chief investment officer and co-portfolio manager for Water Asset Management, will speak on the Duke campus at noon November 11. Read More |
Ecolabels, Sustainability Certifications Highlighted in Report |
A report by the Nicholas Intitute's Corporate Sustainability Initiative Program offers a broad overview of how ecolabels and certifications are being used in the global marketplace. Read More |
Water Policy Director to Speak at Philadelphia Global Water Initiative Conference |
Peter McCornick, water policy director, will speak on the future of water competition among agriculture, urban uses and other sectors at Thursday's conference. |
Staff in the News |
Jonas Monast, Tim Profeta and David Cooley's work on the Clean Air Act was featured in articles by Greenwire, Carbon Control News, New York Times and others. Read More
Linwood Pendleton, director of ocean and coastal policy, was quoted by The Guardian in an article on deep-sea mining. Pendleton's op-ed on the subject also ran recently in the News and Observer. |
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