Stephen Lezak

Jan 4, 2025 | nytimes.com | Stephen Lezak

Because there is no one agency that coordinates relocations, communities must patch together funding from as many as 12 separate entities in Washington, often by applying to dozens of competitive grant programs run by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and others. When evaluating proposals, federal officials often require that applicants undertake a cost-benefit analysis that places poor communities at a disadvantage.

Nov 5, 2024 | businessgreen.com | Stephen Lezak |Barbara Haya

Another Trump term in the White House poses a threat to the planet's future, write University of Oxford's Stephen Lezak, and Barbara Haya at the University of California, Berkeley The Cuyahoga River, which runs through downtown Cleveland, Ohio, used to catch fire every decade or so. It started in the 1860s, when the river became choked with industrial waste, and the conflagrations...

Nov 3, 2024 | madrascourier.com | Stephen Lezak |Barbara Haya

The Cuyahoga River, which runs through downtown Cleveland, Ohio, used to catch fire every decade or so. It started in the 1860s, when the river became choked with industrial waste, and the conflagrations continued all the way until the 1960s – the same decade that Americans got serious about environmental protection. People in the US now take for granted their clean water, clean air, and healthy forests.

Nov 1, 2024 | theconversation.com | Stephen Lezak |Barbara Haya

The Cuyahoga River, which runs through downtown Cleveland, Ohio, used to catch fire every decade or so. It started in the 1860s, when the river became choked with industrial waste, and the conflagrations continued all the way until the 1960s – the same decade that Americans got serious about environmental protection. People in the US now take for granted their clean water, clean air, and healthy forests.

Sep 10, 2024 | carnegieendowment.org | Stephen Lezak

For several years, the energy transition has been roiled by a seemingly intractable problem. The basic building blocks of renewable technology—critical minerals such as aluminum, nickel, and cobalt—are routinely mined with devastating environmental and social consequences.