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Report outlines ways to spur homeowner investment to address climate change
Associate Professor Steve Conrad is a co-author on a new report funded by the Department of Energy that examines attitudes around residential retrofit activity by homeowners.
New Colorado River Watershed dashboard is a centralized database for river restoration and nature-based storage research
Ellen Wohl, University Distinguished Professor of Geosciences, collaborated with faculty from CEE and the team at OWSI to build a new dashboard explaining and collecting data on nature-based storage and river restoration projects.
Mining shouldn’t be a dirty word: Why tailings and mine waste stewardship are critical to the green energy transition
Mining has a reputation for environmental impact. Yet, mining is the primary source of the vast quantities of raw materials required to produce the green technology driving the transition to cleaner energy.
UW and CSU to Test Algae-Based Carbon Technology at Wyoming Integrated Test Center
Wyoming’s Integrated Test Center will host a new $2.5 million project with CSU, UW and Living Ink Technologies to convert an industrial source of carbon dioxide into high-value materials through an algae-based carbon transfer process.
Colorado State University key leader in $160M NSF-funded climate, community, and technology initiative
Colorado State University will hold a leadership role in a newly funded $160 million regional research hub focused on supporting partnerships to help communities monitor, mitigate and adapt to climate change in the West and beyond.
2024 Climate Change in Colorado report: Takeaways, context, and details
The third edition of the Climate Change in Colorado report will publish on Jan. 8, 2024. Created by researchers at Colorado State University, the new multi-chapter report combines and synthesizes relevant climate science information to help inform future management and planning of the state’s water resources.
Civil engineer and horticulturist join forces for stormwater and green roof research at CSU Spur’s Hydro Backyard
Two CSU researchers are collaborating with municipal officials in Denver to improve urban landscaping design for green stormwater management systems.
Combined research through CSU Energy Institute has helped save more than 170 million tonnes of greenhouse emissions
Combined research activity and building operations at the Colorado State University Powerhouse Energy Campus has helped save nearly 170 million tons of greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere over the last two decades. That is roughly equivalent to annual emissions from 24 large coal plants or the emissions savings of planting 4 million trees.
CSU civil and environmental engineers contribute to global progress at UN COP28 climate conference
Colorado State University civil and environmental engineers and alumni are actively influencing the future of environmental policy and progress at the COP28 climate conference currently underway in Dubai.
CSU researchers help drive $2.2M effort toward energy-efficient desalinization
Colorado State University researchers are set to launch two projects aimed at finding ways to reduce the energy cost of water desalinization and purification.