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In this Letter in the journal Science, a number of Payne Institute associates discuss how energy resources on tribal lands should be utilized to the benefit of the tribes that own the land. Payne Institute authors include Richard Luarkie, director, Native American Mining and Energy Sovereignty Initiative (NAMES); Richard Tallman, program manager, NAMES; Brooke Bowser, communications associate; and Morgan Bazilian, Payne director.

Chris Dreyer, director of engineering at Mines' Center for Space Resources, is quoted in this article about Helium-3. The gas is needed to achieve the cold temperatures required by quantum computers. The article discusses mining the moon to obtain additional quantities of the precious and expensive substance.

A first of its kind dilution refrigerator is being built in Mines' Labriola Innovation Hub. When operating, the Big Fridge can achieve a temperature as cold as any place in the known universe.

The first of its kind Big Fridge being built by Maybell Quantum in Mines' Labriola Innovation Hub is designed to house a quantum computer and provide the machine with the extremely cold environment it needs to operate.

Eric Anderson, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, discusses the findings of his new study, recently published in Environmental Research Letters.

Paulo Tabares-Velasco, associate professor of mechanical engineering, explains why keeping the blinds and drapes closed can help keep more heat in your home in this Next with Kyle Clark segment.

Mines PhD student Sam Saiter talks about why he got into quantum engineering in this segment, filmed in the quantum clean room on the Mines campus.

Brad Handler, program director of the Energy Finance Lab at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, discusses the methodologies used for methane emissions and how they may change in the future in this article.

Christopher P. Higgins, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is quoted in this article that notes levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed EPA safety thresholds by several orders of magnitude.

The temperature change between two nearby locations is remarkably consistent, said Nathan Lenssen, a climate scientist at the Colorado School of Mines and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. "When it's 2 degrees warmer than normal in Denver, it's going to be 2 degrees warmer than normal at the top of Bear Peak."

A group of partners that includes Colorado School of Mines, Elevate Quantum, University of Colorado, and Colorado State University is opening a startup incubator for quantum technology companies in Boulder.

Morgan Bazilian, director of The Payne Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in this radio piece. In his final days as president, Joe Biden has promised to ban drilling in more than 600 million acres off the coast of the western U.S. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has promised to undo the ban, as well as much of Biden's climate and conservation efforts.