Making Headlines
The following articles reflect our commitment to share sustainability-related accomplishments across the university — representing its colleges, departments, institutes, centers and other units — in the areas of research, student engagement, campus stewardship and collaborations with the public and private sectors.
New York Times, August 25, 2022
Regardless of whether they hunt, gun buyers have long underwritten efforts to conserve and restore American landscapes for hunting with an excise tax that manufacturers pay on the guns, ammunition and archery equipment they produce. For the 2022 fiscal year alone, this tax generated a record $1.1 billion, nearly all of it from guns and ammo. The tax is now facing a challenge, with several dozen Republicans in Congress pushing legislation that would eliminate it as an infringement on the Second Amendment. ...
Featured expert(s): Christopher M. Rea
SI core faculty, John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Spectrum, August 23, 2022
Cities across the country are using wastewater to track the spread of monkeypox. In Ohio, the state’s department of health is discussing the start-up of similar programs with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
Featured expert(s): Ohio State University Assistant Professor Natalie Hull
Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, SI Core Faculty
Ohio Country Journal, August 17, 2022
There are several active companies in the agricultural sector recruiting farmers and landowners to enroll into a carbon credit programs. This proliferation of markets has been due to several factors, but in part it is largely due to the increasing amount of attention by world governments and corporations related to the magnitude of climate change impacts attributed to atmospheric greenhouse gases. ...
Featured expert(s): Mike Estadt
Ohio State University Extension Educator, Pickaway County
Cleveland.com, August 7, 2022
Something potentially harmful has been invading Lake Erie, the source of our drinking water, for years, and scientists aren’t sure what to make of it. ...
Featured expert(s): John Lenhart
SI affiliated faculty, civil environmental and geodetic engineering
WSYX, August 3, 2022
From speeding cars, to people driving dirt bikes without a license and more, reckless driving has many Columbus residents turning to ABC 6 On Your Side. ...
Featured expert(s): Harvey Miller
SI faculty advisory board, geography
DW News, July 29, 2022
Just a few companies control half of the world’s commercial seeds. This affects what farmers grow, and how – and what ends up on our plates. ...
Featured expert(s): Bart Elmore
Environmental history, SI affiliated faculty
AAMC, July 28, 2022
As medical organizations increase their commitments to reduce greenhouse gases, hospitals report progress through quiet methods like changing anesthesia, fixing valves, and re-sterilizing devices. ...
Featured expert(s): Aparna Dial
FOD Operations Sustainability
Columbus Dispatch, July 22, 2022
The Ohio Craft Museum's new exhibition is designed to give visitors food for thought. "Food Justice: Growing a Healthier Community Through Art" features works by 15 artists exploring issues related to food security and access to food, museum executive director Kim Nagorski said. ...
Featured expert(s): Mike Hogan
extension educator, SI affiliated faculty
Columbus Dispatch, July 22, 2022
Featured expert(s): Jason Cervenec
Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
Wards Auto, July 20, 2022
The auto industry is tangled up in a messy transition, where court challenges, material shortages and questions about consumer demand are making it difficult to plan for a future of zero emissions. ...
Featured expert(s): Chris Atkinson
Smart Mobility Initiative, mechanical and aerospace engineering