Dave Levitan
Dave Levitan has covered science and the environment for more than a decade, for a wide variety of outlets such as Scientific American, Slate and the Philadelphia Inquirer. His forthcoming book "Not A Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science" will be released by W. W. Norton.
Health departments are on the frontlines of climate change
The impacts on human health include extreme heat to mosquito-borne diseases. How can health care providers keep up? Read More
Nuclear power: Future of energy or dinosaur in a death spiral?
Identical data yield drastically different conclusions about the role nuclear will play in meeting climate goals. Read More
As small hydropower swells, so does caution on its impacts
Small hydropower projects have the potential to bring electricity to millions of people, but experts are sounding an alarm. Read More
Why wave power energy has lagged far behind
Higher costs and technical challenges from the ocean environment itself has put it decades behind wind and solar. Can it catch up? Read More
