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U.S. Nuclear Regulators Greatly Underestimate Potential for Nuclear Disaster

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) relied on faulty analysis to justify its refusal to adopt a critical measure for protecting Americans…

'A Bee, a Tree, What’s In It For Me?' Class Examines Environmental Policy

On a morning in March, Professor Michael Oppenheimer pointed to a photograph he took while flying over the North Pole.

Medical Abortions Obtained Through Online Telemedicine Shown to be Effective, Safe

Women in Ireland and Northern Ireland acquiring medical abortion pills through online telemedicine report successful terminations with low rates of…

Politics & Polls #43: Why Are ‘Deaths of Despair’ Plaguing Middle-Aged White Americans?

President Donald Trump pledged to bring jobs back to America during his campaign, appealing to a strong middle class base that’s been struggling with…

Current Climate Change Measurements Mask Trade-Offs Necessary for Policy Debates

Scientists and policymakers use measurements like global warming potential to compare how varying greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane,…

Synthetic Gas Would Cut Air Pollution but Worsen Climate Damage in China

Severe air pollution has plagued China's industrial regions in recent decades, a situation that has received worldwide attention thanks to photos of…

February 21, 2017

Baldwin Wins Student Paper Award from American Meteorological Society’s Board on Environment and Health

Jane Baldwin, a Ph.D. candidate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Princeton University, has received a top student paper award from the American…

February 01, 2017

Buchanan Wins Outstanding Student Paper Award from American Geophysical Union

Maya Buchanan, a Ph.D. candidate at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs concentrating in in Science,…

January 24, 2017

Age Limits on E-Cigarettes Cause Uptick in Cigarette Smoking Among Pregnant Teens

While laws placing age limits on the purchasing of e-cigarettes are intended to reduce the use of tobacco products, a recent study shows an…

January 24, 2017

WWS Reacts: New Partnership Aims to Prevent Global Health Epidemics

A number of donors and pharmaceutical companies have raised $500 million to support a partnership aimed at controlling future global epidemics. …