Our research and expertise is covered in numerous outlets. Media inquiries and interview requests can be directed to Dr. McClelland.
Vogue Business
Does Regenerative Agriculture Actually Work?
Lucianne Tonti
March 26, 2026
“‘Carbon can’t be built forever. We see the biggest gains in those initial years [of switching to regenerative management] and we typically see bigger gains in a more degraded system,’ says Dr. Shelby McClelland, a researcher and lecturer at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.”
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CNN
Children born now may live in a world where the US can only produce half as much of its key food crops
Laura Paddison
June 18, 2025
“Shelby McClelland, a researcher specializing in climate change and agriculture at New York University who was not involved in the research, said the study reveals the importance of adaptation but also its limits. ‘The authors show that current adaptation decision-making is insufficient to ensure future food security,’ she told CNN.”
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NPR
Regenerative agriculture is sold as a climate solution. Can it do all it says?
Julia Simon
September 10, 2024
“And there’s still uncertainty over whether some regenerative farming practices like no-till actually lead to more carbon getting stored in the soil in the first place, says Shelby McClelland, soil scientist at NYU.”
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The SCALE Lab 