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Joe Biden is a self-professed 鈥渃ar guy.鈥 As of late, he鈥檚 become an electric car guy. And he wants his fellow Americans to be electric car people too. Transportation is responsible for 29 percent of all US greenhouse gas emissions, and Biden鈥檚
This year, millions of Americans across the country lost power at times when they needed it most. As the US power grid deals with an onslaught of heat waves, winter storms, and stronger hurricanes caused by climate change, these kinds of failures
On Monday, President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law鈥攖argeting roughly $1.2 trillion to shore up the nation鈥檚 aging, sagging and crumbling roads, bridges and other infrastructure. According to estimates from the
The Carbon Leadership Forum has published a new report on the potential for meaningful climate impact through materials that serve as carbon sinks. Co-authored by Wil Srubar, an associate professor in the...
A member of the 抖阴旅行射 faculty since 1996, McKnight has served the 抖阴旅行射 community in a number of departments including the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering; the Environmental Studies Program, INSTAAR; the Center for
Colorado is known as a leader in developing sustainable buildings and energy systems. The Front Range in particular is a growing hub for green technology research. A new research center at the University of Colorado Boulder aims to take advantage
Rising temperatures due to climate change are causing more than just uncomfortably hot days across the United States. These high temperatures are placing serious stress on critical infrastructure such as water supplies, airports, roads and bridges.
The 鈥楤urn Scars鈥 of Wildfires Threaten the West鈥檚 Drinking Water Colorado saw its worst fire season last year, with the three largest fires in state history and more than 600,000 acres burned. But some of the effects didn鈥檛 appear until this July,
A major research center for sustainable building technology has been founded at the University of Colorado Boulder. The Building Energy Smart Technologies (BEST) Center is a new, five-year multi-university initiative funded by the National Science
