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EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said, "The challenges today are not a question of if we have the the opportunity to make progress on these issues but how do we act when we can’t see the problems?” (Photo: GWU)
Senior Writer, Planet Forward
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Effective storytelling rests at the nexus of innovations seeking to address the urgent social and environmental sustainability challenges facing cities across the globe. This was the overarching theme of the 2016 Planet Forward Summit.
Tags: sustainable cities, Urban, food, transportation, GW
Staghorn coral outplants at Cane Bay, St. Croix. (Kemit-Amon Lewis)
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Friday, January 06, 2023
In this story, I speak with coral reef scientists about the effects of coral bleaching and restoration efforts being made to preserve reefs.
Tags: coral reef, bleaching, coastal degradation
A farmer works to transplant rice. (International Rice Research Institute)
Eco-Business
Thursday, January 25, 2018
A pioneering, crowdfunding platform is bringing individual investors and farmers together for a shared stake in Philippines' agriculture.
Tags: philippines, investment, farming, storyfest2018
Umpqua Community College
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Oregon’s Port Orford Sustainable Seafood and the CS Fishery in the Port of Garibaldi are pioneering a new fishing model to revolutionize the way consumers think about the ethical and environmental impacts of the seafood they eat.
Tags: green living, community supported agriculture, fisheries, community engagement, storyfest2017
Foxes in a Finland city (Rural Explorer/Unsplash)
George Washington University
Monday, March 21, 2022
The narrative presented in the media was clear: the COVID-19 lockdowns allowed nature and the environment a temporary reprieve. But how much did lockdown really impact air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions?
Tags: COVID-19 pandemic, nature, wildlife, emissions, storyfest2022
Sustainable cattle farming creates a smaller carbon footprint in Freiburg, Germany. But is sustainable cattle ranching feasible on the large scale that the U.S. beef market demands? (Shandra Furtado/Planet Forward)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Cornell University
Monday, July 02, 2018
Beef is a major player in our food system, but at what cost? Correspondent Katherine Baker discusses the effects of beef on the environment and our health in this op-ed.
Tags: meat, Vegetarianism, carbon footprint, emissions, nutrition, vegan, beef, cow, comment, op-ed
Hohoff uses outreach opportunities to dispel misconceptions about bats. “Just showing people a picture of me holding a bat in my hand, they get an idea of scale,” she said. (Image courtesy of Tara Hohoff)
Northwestern University
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Sarah Anderson reports: When COVID-19 emerged, conservation researcher Tara Hohoff was instructed to stop handling bats. This wasn’t implemented because the bats might give her the virus, but rather because she could transmit it to the bats.
Tags: bats, conservation, white-nose sydrome, covid-19
The New York City skyline. (Katherine Baker/Columbia University)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Cornell University
Friday, February 02, 2018
After the Paris Agreement withdrawal announcement, many cities and states vowed to commit to sustainability efforts despite the federal decision. New York City was among the cities to commit, but how is the Big Apple doing in terms of going green?
Tags: Urban Sustainability, building green, Clean Energy; Efficiency; Waste;
Tuskegee University
Friday, April 02, 2021
These four places and events illustrate how environmental racism has become the rule — not the exception — for minorities everywhere.
Tags: climate change, equity, environmental racism, environmental justice, clean water, pollution, storyfest2021
The Everglades play an important part in the water cycle of South Florida. (U.S. National Park Service)
Planet Forward Reporter | SUNY Purchase
Friday, June 21, 2019
Florida's population is growing — and so is its demand for water. What can the Sunshine State do to bolster its freshwater reserves and restore balance to its ecosystem?