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A group of young people stand silhouetted on a hillside with the sunset behind them.

(Hudson Hintze/Unsplash License)

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Exploring the world of climate youth activism and the benefits that participation in environmental activities has on young people.  
A man in a long shirt and pants hold a long pole out over a section of crops in a large field. The pole is spraying a mist over the plants.

A worker sprays a field with pesticide. (phhere.com/Public Domain)

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Bartlett Durand of the Sand County Foundation discusses the effects of fertilizer use on waterways and what farmers can do to combat these effects.
A page of sheet music for a song titled, "The Sound of Mountains Melting," lies on a flat surface framed by a collection of small objects including a flute.

Handwritten sheet music inspired by Earth’s Wild Music by Kathleen Dean Moore, Ph.D. (Chris Zatarain)

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Arizona
An original composition of electro-acoustic art music scored for English horn and fixed media featuring field recordings and narration. The piece explores the complicated emotions that may arise from living in a time of anthropogenic climate change.

Sheila Watt-Cloutier in 2009. (TheSilentPhotographer/CC BY 3.0)

Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | New York University
I reviewed Sheila Watt-Cloutier's book, "The Right to be Cold" and discuss the potentially divisive implications of one-size-fits-all approaches to climate action and environmentalism.
A woman in a shawl and long dress holds a hose with water spewing out of its nozzle. Containers and gardening supplies are behind her. .

A member of Laal, Rokeya Begum, waters the plants already potted. (Courtesy of Sahreen Quadir)

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Despite the many struggles that Bangladeshi women face as immigrants to New York City, a community garden is providing a space for healing.
A factory tower looms behind a chainlink fence. A graffitied speed limit sign stands in the foreground.

Imagery from the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago. (Michael Kappel/CC BY-NC 2.0)

Northwestern University Medill
Lightfoot administration in negotiations with Chicago over racist zoning and land use after decades of environmental racism directed at South and West Sides.
A handful of people walk down a street next to a large wall that extends into the distance. Logos and advertisements for COP27 cover the entire length of the wall.

Walking to the COP27 Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. (Claire Lee)

University of Connecticut
Science or legislation? My experience at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt highlighted the importance of bringing interdisciplinary action and voices to the climate spotlight.
A closeup of a hand holding a pink diva cup against a blue background.

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SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
In this audio story, SUNY-ESF student, Lisa Steinberg, discusses the intersection of sustainability and menstrual health. 
A tule elk standing near a wire fence on a roadside. The sky is orange at sunset.

(Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash License)

The Greenzine
A historical account of the conflicts surrounding animal agriculture, endangered species, and Indigenous rights at the Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California. 
A woman stands in a garden wearing a winter coat and holding an orange pumpkin.

Co-founder of Cedillo’s Produce Dulce Morales standing before the farm’s hoop house. (Astry Rodriguez)

Northwestern University
Many South and West Side neighborhoods of Chicago tragically face food insecurity. Locally growing produce has been a strategy employed in backyards, urban farms and community gardens to combat this issue and address food quality concerns.

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