Featured Stories
(Harrison Watson)
Princeton University
This photo essay explores the conservation accomplishments of the Friends of Roger’s Wildlife Refuge, a New Jersey wetlands preserve home to birds and loved by birders.
(Tristan Mckenzie/Unsplash License)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Arizona State University
From runoff pollution to drought preparedness, here are four of the most pressing issues facing water in California.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack toured Tuskegee University in December, 2022 to announce new environmental funding. (Jacquelyn Carlisle)
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee University is one of several institutions to have recently received major funding to fight climate change and improve agricultural conditions in Alabama.
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Planet Forward
The quality of entries this year was absolutely inspiring. After much deliberating, we’re excited to announce the finalists of this year's competition!
The agricultural industry is an overwhelming consumer of the Colorado River Basin water supply. In spite of the status quo, funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, the upcoming Farm Bill, and creative problem solving between governments, companies, and communities are potent solutions for sustainable water and food governance. (Leslie Cross/Unsplash License)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | New York University
The agricultural industry is an overwhelming consumer of the Colorado River Basin water supply. Major policy changes are necessary for sustainable water and food governance.
Graphic by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey.
Planet Forward Correspondent | UC Berkeley
In this podcast, Stephen Mulkey, a former president of Unity College in Maine, discusses the financial and ethical considerations for an institution divesting from fossil fuels.
Stephen Yellowtail is a generational Crow cowboy who has held onto the Yellowtail ranching legacy on the Crow Reservation. (JoRee LaFrance)
Indigenous Correspondents Program | University of Arizona
This photoessay captures the working lives of the Yellowtail family as they embody the ranching and cowboy livelihood, while weaving together values passed down by the generations.
Bax Bond at his workstation. (Shondiin Mayo)
Indigenous Correspondents Program | University of Alaska Fairbanks
As climate change impacts the price of energy in Alaska, Indigenous researcher Bax Bond abides by his heritage while using modern-day equations to help the rural communities that he once grew up in.
Celia Ledón at the Innovation Center at George Washington University. (Erica Wortham)
George Washington University
Cuban artist and costume designer, Celia Ledón, works with George Washington University students in preparation for an upcoming installation at the Kennedy Center’s RiverRun Festival.
The Cascade red fox. (Courtesy of J. Kuehlman)
Indigenous Correspondents Program | Evergreen State College
In this story, I reflect on relearning who I am, what I value, and how incorporating traditional ecological knowledge into my studies has helped a fox population begin its rebound.