Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of energy and the environment
Long touted as a way to curb carbon emissions, electric vehicles are still a long way from dominating personal transportation in the U.S. Recent research highlighted here explores challenges ahead for the electric vehicle market.
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An experiment finds small changes in framing and word choice can elicit significant changes in how science skeptics engage with news coverage of climate change.
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In analyzing data from the 1970s through the 2010s, the authors of a recent paper explore how abandonment and displacement following a tornado can heighten racial segregation.
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Their 18-month investigation also reveals why regulators failed to correct the problem and its impact on workers and the surrounding community.
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In an interview, ProPublica reporter Lylla Younes talks about how she and her colleagues created a map of toxic air pollution hot spots using EPA data, how the team found human stories and advice she has for journalists.
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Prior research on weather and COVID-19 transmission provides inconsistent results. A recent study shows transmission rates rise when temperatures drop or outdoor levels of ultraviolet radiation are high.
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Even for journalists who don’t typically cover climate change, the Lancet Countdown reports are a treasure trove of story ideas that can help explain how extreme weather events affect personal health.
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Knowledge of research methods can help the public discern valid scientific claims from false or misleading ones, researchers explain.
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Republicans exposed to a monthlong online video campaign delivering facts on climate science from trusted messengers, such as evangelicals and retired military, showed higher rates of belief that global warming is real and caused by human activity.
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The U.S. has some of the widest streets in the world. The value of land used for streets can be substantial where low population density and high housing costs converge, finds new research.
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