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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
(Photo by Sabrina Dorow)
Indiana University
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Food beauty standards cause consumers and supermarkets to have unrealistic expectations when it comes to how fruit and vegetables look.
Tags: ugly food, Food Waste
In Pittsburgh, which famously was compared to Paris in President Trump's Paris Accord withdrawal speech, protesters gather weekly to share their views with Sen. Pat Toomey. On March 3 — even before the withdrawal announcement — their focus was the environment. (Mark Dixon/Blue Lens via Flickr)
SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
After Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate agreement, now what? What should Americans with a sense of concern and responsibility for global climate outcomes be focusing on?
Tags: expert voices, trump administration, climate change, Climate Change Agreement, Paris Climate Withdrawal, Paris, #wearestillin
Farmer Roric Paulman talks with students about the challenges facing the aquifer, about 90 feet beneath their feet. (Planet Forward staff)
University of Missouri
Friday, February 23, 2018
In the face of a changing climate, the agriculture industry is increasingly figuring out how to produce more and use less.
Tags: pfinnebraska, Nebraska, agriculture, farm, harvest, Water, aquifer
A towering sand dune in Wadi Rum. (Farzona Comnas/George Washington University)
George Washington University
Friday, November 12, 2021
Climate Hits Home | Jordan's deserts and rocky landscapes have been beloved by Hollywood and cinephiles for decades, yet the country has seen deadly flash floods. How are local environmentalists to respond?
Tags: Climate Hits Home, drought, Flood, Jordan, Middle East and North Africa, mitigation, storyfest2022
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
Tuesday, February 07, 2023
Experts and business leaders discuss the environmental and financial reasons to purchase solar panels in Illinois.
This winter, popular Lee Street Beach in Evanston, Illinois, was shrinking as Lake Michigan rose. (Anne Snabes / Northwestern University)
Northwestern University
Thursday, May 07, 2020
The Evanston, Illinois, and Beaufort, South Carolina, areas are considering how to combat beach erosion and planning to fix strained storm water systems.
Tags: climate change, climate change adaptation, Flooding, City planning, local government
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
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
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.
Tags: climate smart agriculture, climate change, Midwest, conventional farming, corn, soy, sheep, chestnuts, regenerative agriculture
The Mighty Mac towers over the blue waters of the Straits of Mackinac; hundreds of feet below the surface lurks Line 5. (Jenna Spray/Medill)
Northwestern University
Friday, January 15, 2021
The decision to revoke the easement allowing a crude oil pipeline — Line 5 — to operate comes after more than 15 months of investigation into possible environmental and safety risks, reports Jenna Spray for Medill.