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McDonald’s CEO and Duke alumnus Chris Kempczinski (AB’91) spoke with Toddi Steelman (PhD ’96), Stanback Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment, about ways the corporation is working to drive climate action, create circular solutions to reduce waste and further its commitment to our planet.

Rather than focus on decline, the new standard from the IUCN highlights successful conservation work — and incentivizes future efforts

Populations of giant pandas in the wild are more fragmented and isolated than they were 30 years ago and many continue to face a high risk of extinction despite recent gains in the species’ overall numbers, a new study by Chinese and American scientists finds.

More than two years after Knox News sounded the alarm that children could be exposed to radioactive coal ash on an East Tennessee playground, an independent scientific study has confirmed coal ash waste at the site.

To conserve global biodiversity, countries must forge equitable alliances that support sustainability in traditional pastoral lands, fisheries-management areas, Indigenous territories and more.

As lobsters decline, enormous industrial operations could be on the horizon. “They are gambling with our livelihood, our coastline, and our future.”

Coal ash particles have been found in soil near two coal-fired power plants: Duke Energy’s Marshall Steam Station on Lake Norman near the Iredell-Catawba county line in North Carolina, and Bull Run Steam Plant, operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, in Clayton, Tenn., scientists announced this week.

A recent scientific study could provide a clue, linking PFAS contamination to plastic containers used to keep food and other products fresh.

Scientists at 91�������� have developed a suite of four new tests that can be used to detect coal ash contamination in soil with unprecedented sensitivity.

If we’re to avoid extreme warming, all drilling for oil needs to stop now, experts say, but U.S. fossil fuel production is continuing.

North Carolina is at a crossroads when it comes to energy. The effects of climate change seem to be accelerating and we are, right now, in this state, making decisions that will affect how we generate electricity for 30 years.

Marine science researchers at 91�������� are using drones as part of their work.

First-of-its-kind study shows how human-generated sound could harm the ability of seagrass to store energy and detect gravity.

Attending COP25 as part of 91��������'s U.N. Climate Change Negotiations Practicum course ignited an interest in climate and clean energy research as well as working on international projects for Marie McNamara.