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Protesters chant outside the United States International Trade Commission building. (Brian Johnson/Medill News Service)
Northwestern University
Monday, December 09, 2019
A solar tariff protest, held outside the U.S. International Trade Commission, was organized by Solar Energy Industries Association. Opponents say the tariffs have hurt the U.S. solar industry, the economy, and efforts to combat climate change.
Tags: Solar Energy, solar, politics, Policy, energy, clean energy, storyfest2020
Northwestern University
Sunday, November 20, 2016
NOAA’s revolutionary weather satellite successfully launched Saturday from Florida. This means earlier warnings, expected to save lives from severe weather situations.
Tags: NASA, goes-r, rocket launch, kennedy space center, space
Northwestern University
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
On Aug. 12, events were held worldwide from Nepal to Canada in honor of World Elephant Day, which aims to raise awareness of the plight of Asian and African elephants due to habitat loss and poaching.
Tags: Environment, endangered species, animals, animal health

Supporters of President Joe Biden join others in downtown D.C. on Inauguration Day. (Madison Muller/Medill News Service)
Northwestern University
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
President Joe Biden said the U.S. is facing “a climate in crisis” in his inauguration speech Wednesday, marking the beginning of a presidency that promises action on climate. Nico Portuondo reports for Medill.
Tags: biden, climate change, Inauguration, Paris Climate Agreement, climate politics, politics
Northwestern University
Thursday, April 27, 2017
A group of design thinking interns at the Kalu Yala Institute are imagining and implementing a new vision for communal living. But not everything is going quite as planned.
Tags: sustainable design, architecture, designing for change, kalu yala

Volunteers plant mangrove saplings to help restore the canopy at Benedict Key. (Sarah Anderson/MEDILL)
Northwestern University
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Volunteers helping in recovery at Benedict Key aim to build up an oyster reef to shield the fledgling mangroves from destructive waves, Sarah Anderson reports.
Tags: mangroves, hydrology, eutrophication, sea level rise
Traveling on boats is the main mode of transportation between islands of Guna Yala, and most are operated by local Guna people. (Luodan Rojas/Medill)
Northwestern University
Monday, June 04, 2018
Separated by miles of ocean and a 2-hour drive, or a 50-mile hike, through the jungle, Guna Yala and Kalu Yala are two of Panama’s most sustainable communities, but they also are starkly different. Medill's Luodan Rojas reports.
Tags: kalu yala, Guna Yala, sustainability, ecotourism, off grid living, sustainable living
Northwestern University
Wednesday, October 09, 2019
Northwestern University has launched its first student-run subscription bike-sharing program, called EO, where students pay $20 per quarter for unlimited rides and easy pick up/drop-off anywhere accessibility.
Tags: bike share, Northwestern University, public transportation, urban living, green living, storyfest2020
Northwestern University
Sunday, June 24, 2018
Medill's Nefertari Bilal reports: The rise of tourism in Guna Yala promises profit, but locals face challenges posed by both globalization that tourism brings and the threat of the industry's collapse, posed by climate change.
Tags: Guna Yala, climate change, tourism, globalization, sustainability

Harper Simpson, former agriculture intern at Kalu Yala, wears jewelry to remind her to stay strong in times of hardship. (Cassandra Majewski/Medill)
Northwestern University
Monday, April 24, 2017
In a place so focused on environmental sustainability, an important caveat at the eco-town Kalu Yala is its struggle to create an environment that is mentally sustainable.