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PhD student Amir Mortazavigazar presents poster at AGU 2022 on the use of causal inference to scope environmental impact assessment.
December 2022: PhD student Amir Mortazavigazar presents poster at AGU 2022 on the use of causal inference to scope environmental impact assessment.
November 2022: Ryan Calder publishes article in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences on the drivers of the ongoing decline in Atlantic herring, supporting recent government action on the closure of the commercial fisheries. Coauthors are Jenni McDermid and Stephanie Boudreau (Fisheries and Oceans Canada).
November 2022: Ryan Calder publishes article in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences on the drivers of the ongoing decline in Atlantic herring, supporting recent government action on the closure of the commercial fisheries. Coauthors are Jenni McDermid and Stephanie Boudreau (Fisheries and Oceans Canada).
"Researcher raises Muskrat methylmercury alarm, but Nalcor contractor says levels safe"
May 2022: Ryan Calder speaks with the Adirondack Explorer about environmental health impacts of the Champlain-Hudson Power Express transmission line to New York City
"Researcher raises Muskrat methylmercury alarm, but Nalcor contractor says levels safe"
November 2020: Ryan Calder speaks with the CBC about methylmercury levels at Muskrat Falls
"Long-distance transmission of Canadian hydropower is a cost-effective complement to U.S. renewable energy transitions"
October 2020: Ryan Calder and colleagues at Duke University release report quantifying net benefits of long-distance transmission of hydropower from Quebec to the U.S.
June 2022: Ryan Calder part of team awarded $2 million grant from the Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program to develop tool to support land-use decision-making on U.S. military bases. Lead PI is Mark Borsuk (Duke University).
June 2022: Ryan Calder part of team awarded $2 million grant from the Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program to develop tool to support land-use decision-making on U.S. military bases. Lead PI is Mark Borsuk (Duke University).
July 2021: Ryan Calder publishes article in ES&T Letters on how viral pandemics disrupt dynamics of food-energy-water systems using the case study of COVID-19. Coauthors: Caitlin Grady (Penn State U.), Marc Jeuland (Duke U.), Christine Kirchhoff (U. Connecticut), Rebecca Hale (Idaho State U.) and Becca Muenich (Arizona State U.)
November 2022: Ryan Calder publishes article in ES&T on total social costs and benefits of long-distance hydropower transmission. Co-authors are Mark Borsuk and Celine Robinson (Duke University).
July 2021: Ryan Calder publishes article in ES&T Letters on how viral pandemics disrupt dynamics of food-energy-water systems using the case study of COVID-19. Coauthors: Caitlin Grady (Penn State U.), Marc Jeuland (Duke U.), Christine Kirchhoff (U. Connecticut), Rebecca Hale (Idaho State U.) and Becca Muenich (Arizona State U.)
July 2021: Ryan Calder publishes article in ES&T Letters on how viral pandemics disrupt dynamics of food-energy-water systems using the case study of COVID-19. Coauthors: Caitlin Grady (Penn State U.), Marc Jeuland (Duke U.), Christine Kirchhoff (U. Connecticut), Rebecca Hale (Idaho State U.) and Becca Muenich (Arizona State U.)
"Promise or Peril? Importing Hydropower to Fuel the Clean Energy Transition"
October 2020: Ryan Calder speaks to The Revelator about the role of Canadian hydropower in U.S. renewable energy transitions
"Methylmercury levels downstream from Muskrat Falls concern researcher"
November 2020: Ryan Calder speaks to The Telegram about methylmercury levels at Muskrat Falls