Human technology and ingenuity have created a world of comfort, curiosity and creativity. But we have failed to account for their impacts on the systems that sustain the planet and in turn sustain human life.

Biden’s climate team could use normal executive power to emphasize renewable energy in the Department of Defense, and graduate students at Columbia University have provided a blueprint to jumpstart that process.

Progress requires large-scale development projects to increase transparency and inclusion of grassroots and Indigenous groups.

In lieu of the usual in-person event, 30 sustainability professionals and 120 Columbia students met online to discuss the field’s ever-growing real-world applications. 

Today, most of those running sustainability units are trained in other fields. As they retire they will be replaced by well-trained sustainability professionals.

An Environmental Science and Policy graduate discusses how the program prepared her for the challenges ahead in her work helping electric and water utilities transform their business.

Both democratic frontrunners have pledged to take action on climate change, but their plans differ widely.

Environmental Science and Policy alum Susanne DesRoches has testified before Congress on how to build resiliency in roadways and public transit.

The Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy is seeking to hire a teaching assistant for the Summer 2019 semester.

Senior lecturer Sara Tjossem discusses her research and role in the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program.