Media
Professor Clay’s work has been mentioned in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, NPR, Bloomberg and other media outlets. A comprehensive list of media mentions can be found here.
“Heinz Experts Eye Future of US Energy Infrastructure”, Carnegie Mellon News, July 6, 2021.
“LEED-certified federal buildings aren't using less energy”, Smart Cities Dive, May 5, 2021
“Keystone XL’s Death Sparks Rush to Ship Oil-Sands by Rail”, Bloomberg, February 23, 2021
“The Next Four Years of Climate and Environmental Policy”, Carnegie Mellon News, February 11, 2021.
“Another warning from the 1918 flu for COVID-19: ‘Survival does not mean that individuals fully recovered’”, MarketWatch, August 25, 2020.
“COVID-19 and 1918 ‘Spanish flu’ have one depressing thing in common”, MarketWatch, August 25, 2020.
“As millions lose insurance, states cut Medicaid in response to the coronavirus crisis”, Salon, May 16, 2020.
“Air quality in Western Pa. showed slight improvement in pandemic shutdown”, TribLive, May 11, 2020.
“Studies Link Air Pollution To Increase In COVID-19 Deaths, Severity Of Illness”, NPR, Here and Now, April 8, 2020.
“COVID-19 Could Hit Hardest in Places With the Most Air Pollution”, Discover, April 6, 2020.
“Can Air Pollution Make Coronavirus Worse? Scientists Say Yes”, The Allegheny Front, April 3, 2020.
“Contaminating Children”, Public Health Post, April 2, 2020.
“A Cruel April Fools’ Day Prank On The Economy And The Environment”, Forbes, April 1, 2020.
“How Air Pollution Makes The Coronavirus So Much More Dangerous”, Huffington Post, March 31, 2020.
“A Likely but Hidden Coronavirus Risk Factor: Pollution”, Center for Public Integrity, March 27, 2020. Co-Published in Mother Jones.
“Pandemics and the labor market—Then and now”, IZA World of Labor, March 25, 2020.
“Recession panel could make official US call prior to election”, Bloomberg Quint, March 16, 2020.
“Why the 1918 flu hit some cities harder than others”, Medium, March 12, 2020.
“Is this a Trump Bump?” Energy Institute Blog at Haas, February 24, 2020.
“Trains vs. pipelines: 2 Sask. crashes respark debate over risks of moving oil.” CBC News, February 14, 2020.
“Trump and the Teenager: A Climate Showdown at Davos.” New York Times, January 20, 2020.
“EPA Lead Proposal, Derided as Weak, May Be Sneakily Strong.” Bloomberg Law, December 17, 2019.
“Trump and His Party of Pollution.” New York Times, November 15, 2019.
“America’s Air Quality Worsens, Ending Years of Gains, Study Says.” New York Times, October 24, 2019.
“Study: US air pollution deaths increased by 9,700 a year from 2016 to 2018.” Vox, October 24, 2019.
“Air Pollution Is Increasing for the First Time in a Decade Under Trump.” Gizmodo, October 22, 2019.
“U.S. Air Quality Was Improving. Now It’s Getting Worse.” Bloomberg, October 22, 2019.
“Oil: By Pipe or by Rail, Which Is Less Likely to Fail?” Engineering.com, October 14, 2019.
“Stalled gas pipelines could push power grids back to oil and coal.” Axios, September 20, 2019.
“Controlling tuberculosis: Evidence from the first community-wide health experiment.” VoxEU.org. August 13, 2019.
“One Thing You Can Do: Beat the Heat Efficiently.” New York Times, July 3, 2019. (Links to our paper on air conditioning and premature mortality)
“Pollution That Discriminates by Gender: A new study shows that boys’ brains are more vulnerable than girls’ to lead exposure in early childhood.” Wall Street Journal, May 2, 2019.
“The Switch to Solar at Coal Power Plants and Mines is On.” Solar Magazine, April 25, 2019.
“Converting coal-fired plants can save jobs and provide cleaner energy.” Axios, March 29, 2019.
“A rail company claims a faster route through Pittsburgh for double-stack trains will reduce pollution. Here’s why some remain opposed.” Public Source, February 20, 2019.
"What Happens if Trump Rolls Back Environmental Protections? These Are the Health Consequences" Newsweek, September 5, 2018.
"Why transporting oil by rail is popular, despite the cost" Chicago Booth Review, August 14, 2018.
"Pittsburgh: Think twice about allowing more rail traffic to roll through the city" Op Ed in Pittsburgh Post Gazette, July 28, 2018.
Pennsylvania energy jobs: The economics vs. the science. Interview with WTAE broadcast on July 27, 2018.
"The Dangerous Link Between Lead and Fertility" Citylab, July 5, 2018.
"Pittsburgh ou la métamorphose d'une ville" France inter, May 31, 2018.
"There’s something in America’s soil and water — and it’s hurting fertility rates" MarketWatch, May 23, 2018.
"Episode 35: Do Regulations Kill Jobs? Or Save Lives?" Trump on Earth Podcast, Allegheny Front. February 14, 2018.
"Study: Oil Transportation Emissions Costlier Than Spills." Prairie Public Radio. October 16, 2017.
"Intelligence Memo: External Costs of Transporting Petroleum Products by Pipelines and Rail." C.D. Howe. October 5, 2017.
"Crude by rail or pipeline? New studies explore the question." Midwest Energy News. September 28, 2017
"I’m a climate change researcher in Pittsburgh. What is Trump talking about?" Vox.com June 3, 2017
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Understanding the Social and Economic Costs of Transporting Crude Oil." The Carnegie Mellon Scott Institute Trip to DC (shorter more policy-oriented version of Andy Talk on crude oil transportation): May 3, 2017. Briefing on the Hill for staff, briefing for Senator Toomey’s staff person, briefing for staff at National Governors Association, briefing for senior transportation personnel at Department of Transportation.
"Bridging the gap: Lessons for tackling income inequality from mid-20th century US education laws." VoxEU.org April 22, 2017.
"Air Pollution under the Trump Administration: Will More People Die Prematurely." Heinz College Talk: April 22, 2017 to Heinz college students, staff and faculty. Broadcast on Facebook Live.
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Understanding the Social and Economic Costs of Transporting Crude Oil." The Carnegie Mellon Scott Institute Andy Talk (Ted-style talk) March 29, 2017
"India's Air-Conditioning and Climate Change Quandary." New York Times, October 26, 2016.
"Is Energy the New Steel?" Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Panelist. September 23, 2014.
"Study: Home air conditioning cut premature deaths on hot days 80 percent since 1960", Washington Post, December 22, 2012