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January 12, 2023

Yale E360 covered the new study published in Environmental Research Letters. The study was led by Jesse Vega-Perkins, a MSc. graduate from the School for Environment and Sustainability and Urban Sustainability Research Group alumna. Jesse was co-mentored by Joshua Newell and Greg Keoleian, director of the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems. Read the […]

Lylla Younes from Grist covered the new study published in Environmental Research Letters. The study was led by Jesse Vega-Perkins, a MSc. graduate from the School for Environment and Sustainability and Urban Sustainability Research Group alumna. Jesse was co-mentored by Joshua Newell and Greg Keoleian, director of the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems. […]

Greg Keoleian, director of the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, discussed with Tracy Samilton from Michigan Radio about the new study on electric vehicles and their associated costs and energy burden. Jesse Vega-Perkins, a MSc. graduate from the School for Environment and Sustainability and Urban Sustainability Research Group alumna is the lead author […]

January 11, 2023

Jesse Vega-Perkins, a MSc. graduate from the School for Environment and Sustainability and Urban Sustainability Research Group alumna speaks about new study published in Environmental Research Letters. Listen to what Jesse has to say about the study here

Coverage of the new study published in Environmental Research Letters led by Jesse Vega-Perkins, a MSc. graduate from the School for Environment and Sustainability and Urban Sustainability Research Group alumna. Read the article by Sheri McWhirter from MLive.

Coverage of the new study published in Environmental Research Letters led by Jesse Vega-Perkins, a MSc. graduate from the School for Environment and Sustainability and Urban Sustainability Research Group alumna. Read the article by David Shepardson from Reuters.

Coverage of the new study published in Environmental Research Letters led by Jesse Vega-Perkins, a MSc. graduate from the School for Environment and Sustainability and Urban Sustainability Research Group alumna. Joshua Newel, a co-author of the study gives an overview of the study’s key findings to Sharon Udasin from The Hill

New study led by Jesse Vega-Perkins, a MSc. graduate from the School for Environment and Sustainability and Urban Sustainability Research Group alumna. The study considers the spatial variation of both EV energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions across the country. It’s the first study to examine EV energy costs through the lens of distributive justice […]

October 13, 2022

Josh Newell was featured in a synthesis article by Peter Matuszak on remote work and its associated carbon emissions. Newell emphasized that well paid workers tend to have larger homes and thus larger carbon footprints according to recent research. Remote work means more energy for cooling and heating those large homes which exacerbates this issue […]

September 12, 2022

A recent Urban Sustainability Research Group product takes on the practical side of expanding urban agriculture – what can policymakers do to promote sustainable, equitable growth of the practice in cities? Through a series of interviews and scenario planning exercises, the roadmap identifies policy recommendations for a desirable future for urban ag in 2050. Part […]