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2024
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emLab May 2024 newsletter

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Professor Olivier Deschenes wins the Hicks-Tinbergen Medal

UC Santa Barbara Economics Department

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Snack giant PepsiCo sourced palm oil from razed indigenous land

Elisângela Mendonça, Aramís Castro, Andrew Wasley

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

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emLab April 2024 newsletter

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California farmers could save a lot of water — but their profits would suffer

Rachel Becker

CalMatters

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California 'overlooking' ways to save water, study suggests

Robyn White

Newsweek

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Small changes can yield big savings in agricultural water use

Harrison Tasoff

The Current

agricultural lands

Raising agricultural yields spares land

Linus Blomqvist

The Breakthrough Institute

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Evaluating and advancing equity in energy transitions

Christin Palmstrom

The Current

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emLab March 2024 newsletter

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Climate-smart workshop explores innovative approaches to Marine Spatial Planning

Blue Prosperity Coalition

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Clearing the air reduces suicide rates

Harrison Tasoff

The Current

air pollution in jakarta

Spikes in air pollution may increase suicide risk

Dennis Normile

Science Magazine

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emLab February 2024 newsletter

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Establishing “fish cartels” is key to optimizing profits, output across Africa, World Bank study says

Shem Oirere

Seafood Source

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Global warming could increase risk of human-elephant conflict, researchers say

Julia Jacobo

ABC News