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Workers carry buckets of produce on their shoulders. (Fair Food Program)
George Washington University
Friday, March 09, 2018
Farmworkers have suffered for too long as the backbone of an agricultural system that ignores them. It's time to include them in our debates about sustainable agriculture.
Tags: Fair Food Program, farmworkers, Immokalee, labor, reforms, agriculture, food, storyfest2018
Arizona State University
Monday, November 26, 2018
In 1987, condors were on the brink of extinction. Three decades later, the California condor is slowly rebounding.
Tags: endangered species, condor, Biodiversity, habitat, natural habitats, cronkitenews, Video
Low-lying areas on Sapelo Island like Alligator Pond are susceptible to increased flooding during hurricanes and tidal surges. (Evan Barnard/University of Georgia)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | American University
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Hidden ecological and agricultural treasures lie off the coast of Georgia in Sapelo Island, where a group of African descendants have lived for centuries.
Tags: Sapelo, Flooding, heritage crop, agriculture, Culture, resilience, gullah geechee, pfcorrespondent
A view of Jackson, Wyoming, from Snow King Mountain.
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Middlebury College
Thursday, January 24, 2019
After years without fresh produce, this isolated community in Wyoming created an innovative farm that yields more than 100,000 pounds of food per year.
Tags: Jackson Hole, Vertical Agriculture, Hydroponics, urban garden, agriculture, feeding the planet, pfcorrespondent, storyfest2019
A pick-up truck drives through a flooded intersection during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. (Jill Carlson/Attribution 2.0 Generic)
The George Washington University
Monday, December 05, 2022
I used to celebrate flash floods as signals of sleeping in and days off from school. Now, I fear the next Hurricane Harvey.
Tags: Hurricane Harvey, Flooding, texas, climate change
Tara McLaughlin, president of Kalu Yala Institute, speaks about her background doing volunteer work abroad and current efforts of Kalu Yala to increase integration with San Miguel. (Abigail Foerstner/Medill)
Northwestern University
Friday, June 29, 2018
Real estate entrepreneur Jimmy Stice hopes to build small, sustainable houses in Kalu Yala, the jungle retreat, eco-town, and host to an institute for college interns he founded in the Panamanian rainforest. Medill's Leah Dunlevy reports.
Tags: kalu yala, climate change, Jimmy Stice, sustainable development, real estate
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Tamia Parsons, 19, Sunrise Movement Coordinator for the Central New York Hub. (Lindsay Eberhart/SUNY-ESF)
Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY-ESF
Friday, October 04, 2019
One week after the climate strike, I sat down with 19-year-old Tamia Parsons, a sophomore at Syracuse University and one of the leaders of the environmental movement in Central New York.
Tags: climate action, PFfaces, youth climate movement, profile, youth. climate change, storyfest2020
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Friday, March 09, 2018
Traditional stormwater management practices often lead to local pollution and can negatively impact nearby residents. A research team in Syracuse, NY, is studying how rain gardens may help manage stormwater through green infrastructure.
Tags: stormwater management, rain garden, Water, green infrastructure, storyfest2018
Solar cells could help Puerto Rico build a new energy grid to end dependency on fossil fuels. (Pixabay)
Elon University
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
In the aftermath of a devastating hurricane, Puerto Rico faces a challenges to reinvent their power system. Pushes for renewables are embraced by locals.
Tags: solar power, solar, microgrid, puerto rico, energy, sustainable energy, storyfest2018
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, Connecticut (2021) (Zoey England/University of Connecticut).
University of Connecticut
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Although ecoanxiety impacts all ages, its influences are disproportionately felt among young people. These feelings, compounded in many by COP26’s resolution, make prioritizing mental well-being as a climate activist paramount.