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Big new incentives for clean energy aren't enough – the Inflation Reduction Act was just the first step, now the hard work begins

  • Written by Daniel Cohan, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
imageMore wind turbines can increase renewable energy, but transmission lines are crucial, too.Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images

The new Inflation Reduction Act is stuffed with subsidies for everything from electric vehicles to heat pumps, and incentives for just about every form of clean energy. But pouring money into technology is just one...

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How to destroy a 'forever chemical' – scientists are discovering ways to eliminate PFAS, but this growing global health problem isn't going away soon

  • Written by A. Daniel Jones, Professor of Biochemistry, Michigan State University
imageHow long do we really need chemicals to last?Sura Nualpradid/EyeEm via Getty Images

PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea at first. As Teflon, they made pots easier to clean starting in the 1940s. They made jackets waterproof and carpets stain-resistant. Food wrappers, firefighting foam, even makeup seemed better with perfluoroalkyl and...

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Will the Inflation Reduction Act actually reduce inflation? How will the corporate minimum tax work? An economist has answers

  • Written by Nirupama Rao, Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan
imageDon't expect the Inflation Reduction Act to bring down prices all that much.AP Photo/David Zalubowski

The U.S. is about to spend US$490 billion over 10 years on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving health care and reducing the federal deficit. Where’s all that money coming from?

We asked University of Michigan economist Nirupama Rao to...

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Poland's warm welcome to about 2 million Ukrainian refugees draws global praise, but it might not be sustainable

  • Written by Patrice McMahon, Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
imagePolish volunteers give Ukrainian refugees food in May 2022.NurPhoto/Getty Images

As Russia’s attack on Ukraine neared its six-month mark on Aug. 24, 2022, The Conversation asked Patrice McMahon to share her observations about how Poland is responding to the arrival of around 2 million Ukrainian refugees. McMahon, a political scientist at the...

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Conditions in prisons during heat waves pose deadly threats to incarcerated people and prison staff

  • Written by J. Carlee Purdum, Research Assistant Professor, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University
imagePrisons in more than a dozen U.S. states are not fully air-conditioned. Leo Patrizi/Getty Images

Extreme heat is taking an increasing toll across the U.S. in summertime. People who are incarcerated are among society’s most vulnerable groups and have been especially affected.

More than a dozen states do not have air conditioning in all of their...

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How gay rodeos upend assumptions about life in rural America

  • Written by Rebecca Scofield, Associate Professor of History; Chair of the Department of History, University of Idaho

The misguided assumption that rural America is hopelessly backward and bigoted erases centuries of same-sex relationships in rural communities. It tells young queer people that they must flee their rural hometowns to far-flung cities in order to find safety and acceptance.

That’s why we see so much value in the work of photographer Luke...

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Fake research can be harmful to your health – a new study offers a tool for rooting it out

  • Written by Lisa Bero, Research Professor Public Health and Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageAlthough most medical research is reliable, studies that are flawed or fake can lead to patients undergoing treatments that might cause harm.skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

If you are suffering with chronic pain, diabetes, heart problems or any other condition, you want to be confident that your doctor will offer you an effective treatment. You...

Read more: Fake research can be harmful to your health – a new study offers a tool for rooting it out

A dog has caught monkeypox from one of its owners, highlighting risk of the virus infecting pets and wild animals

  • Written by Amy Macneill, Associate Professor of Veterinary medicine and Virology, Colorado State University
imageA dog in Paris has become the first case of a pet contracting monkeypox from its owners.Cavan Images via Getty Images

A dog in Paris has caught monkeypox from one of its owners, both of whom were infected with the virus, according to a scientific paper published on Aug. 10, 2022. This is the first case of a dog contracting the monkeypox virus...

Read more: A dog has caught monkeypox from one of its owners, highlighting risk of the virus infecting pets...

Ukrainian people are resisting the centuries-old force of Russian imperialism – Ukraine war at 6 months

  • Written by Ronald Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
imagePeople attend an exhibition of Russian equipment destroyed by the armed forces of Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine, Aug. 11, 2022. Olena Znak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The war being waged by Russia in Ukraine has been described in many ways – an attempt to recreate the USSR, a militant attempt to create a new Eurasia civilization, or a proxy...

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PACT Act providing health care to burn pit victims caps decades of denied benefits for veterans

  • Written by Jason A. Higgins, Post-doctoral fellow in digital humanities, Virginia Tech
imagePresident Joe Biden applauds Brielle Robinson, daughter of the late Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson, after signing the PACT Act on Aug. 10, 2022.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

During a 13-month stint in Iraq that began in 2006, Heath Robinson served as a medic with the Ohio National Guard. Like thousands of others soldiers stationed there, he was...

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