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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)

Jenna Magioncalda

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Two years after historic oil spill, Mauritian youth continue to grapple with the consequences

A small white boat rests buoyed on clear, blue-green waters under a cloudy blue sky with a gentle mountain in the distance.

The shores of Pointe d'Esny, Mauritus, as seen from Île aux Aigrettes, one of the most prominent reserves in the Indian Ocean, on July 21, 2022. Almost two years prior, this water was blackened by an oil spill from the MV Wakashio. (Zoey England/University of Connecticut)

Zoey England

University of Connecticut

Thermal cooker helps reduce indoor air pollution, use of wood as fuel

A woman in a pink wrap and head covering looks at a brightly colored, round fabric-covered thermal cooker, with a lidded pot nestled inside. A woman on the right, with long black hair, reaches toward the pot.

Aisata Ibamie, right, a young renewable energy engineer and innovative clean energy activist from Cameroon, demonstrates how her ASAAB Thermal Cooker is used. (Photo courtesy Aisata Ibamie)

Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow

Studies debunk ‘nature is healing’ narrative from 2020 lockdowns

Two red foxes in a parking lot in between a car and a moterbike

Foxes in a Finland city (Rural Explorer/Unsplash)

Jansen Baier

George Washington University

COP26 in Context: Wrapping up COP26 and coming to an agreement

A colorful sky warms up the landscape view of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China

A view of the Forbidden City from Jingshan Park in Beijing. (Daniel Mathis/Creative Commons 3.0)

Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

COP26 in Context: From reducing methane emissions to packaging

Food scraps are turned into methane and other gases that are captured and turned into fuel in UC Davis' Renewable Energy Anaerobic Biodigester. (KQED Quest/Flickr/Creative Commons 2.0)

Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

COP26 in Context