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Sustainability

Ghosh On Plastic Pollution

Jayati Ghosh, economics, writes about negotiations for a global treaty to end plastic pollution and calls for the reduction of plastic use and production.

Published date Monday, September 23, 2024 Go to all news list News

Landscape Architecture Faculty & Students Team Up for Science Museum Installation

Associate Professor Carolina Aragón and landscape architecture students worked with local middle schoolers to create "sWARM." 

Published date Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Go to all news list News

Robert Pollin and Noam Chomsky Discuss IPCC Report

Robert Pollin & Noam Chomsky were recently interviewed about the recently released IPCC report. 

Published date Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Go to all news list News

Robert Pollin Discusses Fossil Fuel Industry Phase-Out on GPEnewsdocs.com

Robert Pollin, economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute, recently discussed phasing out the fossil fuel industry on GPEnewsdocs.com

Published date Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Go to all news list News

UMass Alumni Play Key Role in Boston Active Affordable Housing Plan

Master's in Regional Planning alumni Ryan Lundergan '09 and Meg Reagon '14 played a key role in the development of the Boston affordable housing plan. 

Published date Friday, February 17, 2023 Go to all news list News

PERI Researchers Release Toxic 100 List

Researchers at the UMass Amherst Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) released the latest edition of their Toxic 100 list. 

Published date Monday, December 19, 2022 Go to all news list News

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