Christopher P. Higgins, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is quoted in this article that notes levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed EPA safety thresholds by several orders of magnitude.

The temperature change between two nearby locations is remarkably consistent, said Nathan Lenssen, a climate scientist at the Colorado School of Mines and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. “When it’s 2 degrees warmer than normal in Denver, it’s going to be 2 degrees warmer than normal at the top of Bear Peak.”

A group of partners that includes Colorado School of Mines, Elevate Quantum, University of Colorado, and Colorado State University is opening a startup incubator for quantum technology companies in Boulder.

Morgan Bazilian, director of The Payne Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in this radio piece. In his final days as president, Joe Biden has promised to ban drilling in more than 600 million acres off the coast of the western U.S. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has promised to undo the ban, as well as much of Biden’s climate and conservation efforts.

Eric Anderson, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and co-author of the study, explains in that Lakes Superior and Erie saw the biggest drop in winter days -- close to three weeks of winter each.

Molly Morgan, a Geology PhD candidate, is quoted in this article examining the impact of a new law recently signed by President Biden.

Mines graduate student Ken Liang and alum Chris Tolten built a prototype of a lunar grid and presented it during a recent competition run by NASA. The prototype worked – and Chris and Ken won a half-million-dollar prize to continue developing their idea.

Opinion column by Molly Morgan, a Geology PhD candidate, and Mining Engineering professors Elizabeth Holley and Nicole Smith. They write that getting legislation through Congress was a critical step forward in addressing one of the nation’s longest-standing environmental challenges.

Christopher P. Higgins, university distinguished professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, is cited in this article about how the EPA obtained research from 3M in 2003 revealing that sewage sludge, the raw material for the fertilizer, carried toxic “forever chemicals.”

Elizabeth Holley, Mines associate professor of Mining Engineering, discusses the domestic mining of critical minerals in a story from Kirk Siegler for NPR's Morning Edition program.