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A man and a woman stand at the doorway of a wooden farmhouse. Lush green trees frame both sides of the house.

Jordan Welch talks to her grandfather Charlie Payne on July 20 in Concordia. Charlie Payne purchased the Payne family’s land more than 60 years ago, and he still helps out in an advisory capacity on the farm. (Jia Wu/Columbia Missourian)

University of Missouri
Climate change is redrawing the agricultural map of the United States. As corn becomes less economically viable with changing Midwestern weather patterns, farmers look to a more diverse future.
A pair of solar panels with a building and sky in the background

Waste is associated with the capture of energy, however, policy analyst Quinn Biever said people are trying to find ways to minimize solar panel waste through recycling. (Laura Simmons)

Northwestern University
Experts and business leaders discuss the environmental and financial reasons to purchase solar panels in Illinois.
A blue pickup truck is parked on a dirt road in front of a field with rows of green crops extending towards the horizon line. Large mountains are in the distance.

Cerro Vista Farms in Northern New Mexico. (Eva Sideris)

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
In this podcast, Daniel "Farmer Dan" Carmona shares his personal historical account of water, politics, underground rivers, and water witches!

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Michigan State University
Sail ship company, Veer Voyage, plans to decarbonize cargo shipping with their new vessels.
A large brown bull stands in a field with winter trees in the background.

The Accokeek Foundation has managed 200 acres of Piscataway Park since 1957. (Jing-ning Hsu)

George Washington University
Our current global food system leaves billions of people underfed or overweight and contributes to one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Piscataway woman Anjela Barnes says it doesn't have to be this way.
A portion of Rochester's Inner Loop taken from a driver's view. An upcoming bridge displays two different exit signs. No cars are on the expressway, except one in front of the camera.

The construction of Rochester, New York's Inner Loop not only damaged communities, but it also decreased pedestrian biking traffic, contributing to a car-centric infrastructure. As seen in this image, traffic volumes on the Inner Loop were never particularly high, which is one of the factors that led to its removal. (Doug Kerr/CC BY-SA 2.0)

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Proposed changes are coming to two expressways that have disrupted historically Black communities in different Upstate New York cities.

Pigeon River Country State Forest, home of the Bluesource/DNR Big Wild Forest Carbon Project. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources/CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Michigan State University
As businesses and states eye net zero emissions, carbon offset programs have helped institutions curb carbon emissions, at least on paper.
Crop fields seen from above on a sunny day. A small mountain range is far in the distance.

An aerial view of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe’s crop fields in Towaoc, Colo on Sept. 23, 2022. (Matthew Ross)

Planet Forward Correspondent | Colorado State University, Center for Science Communication
In this photoessay, explore the geography of Colorado's agricultural water needs through the stories of two men living in opposite corners of the state, but whose experiences surrounding the need for irrigated water are incredibly similar.
A woman stands between rows of cultivated plants, wearing a large straw hat and a grey hoodie, smiling at the camera.

(Courtesy of Candace Clark)

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Hannah Krantz and Aleena Fayaz speak to Candace Clark, a Ph.D. candidate at Tuskegee University, in this high-spirited podcast that discusses the importance of black voices in climate solutions, sustainable housing, and much more. 
A handful of decaying apples are grouped together on the ground.

(Joshua Hoehne/Unsplash License)

George Washington University
A personal essay about life, death, and decomposition. 

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