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Centralia, an abandoned mining town in Pennsylvania in which a mine fire has been burning for 50 years. Pennsylvania has $5 billion in unfunded abandoned mine land liabilities. (Doug Kerr/Flickr)
Northwestern University
Friday, August 25, 2017
A proposal to immediately unlock $1 billion set aside to restore abandoned mine lands in the future has the support of congressional leaders, but lawmakers in key states are skeptical.
Tags: restoration, redevelopment, built environment, pollution
Senior Writer, Planet Forward
Monday, December 14, 2015
The spotlight at COP21 may have been on the leaders of nation-states trying to work out a decisive climate action plan, but leaders at the municipal level also made moves to advance mitigation and adaptation efforts.
Tags: COP21, climate change, Paris, cities
Princeton University
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
When I joined members of the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program on a trip to Mon Louis Island to examine the oyster reef construction just off the coast, I caught a glimpse of a monumental process to save the dwindling shorefront.
Tags: erosion, coastal erosion, artificial reef, shoreline, restoration, estuary, storyfest2017
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Saturday, March 02, 2019
Despite the devastating impacts of colonization, the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians have persevered in restoring their ecosystem and culture. Learn how the Kashia have lived in and managed the Sonoma County coastal environment for centuries.
Tags: Kashia, tribe, sustainable management, native food, california, ocean resources, land management, restoration, storyfest2019
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(Mackenzie Swartz/George Washington University)
The George Washington University
Monday, January 13, 2020
The solar industry has a chance to shape the larger narrative on energy justice, and advance social equity by ensuring energy security for all socioeconomic levels. Community solar is an extremely viable solution to challenge energy inequality.
Tags: community solar, Income Equality, low-income solar, Renewable Energies, climate change, storyfest2020
(Cooper Pyle)
SUNY ESF
Wednesday, December 04, 2019
This photo essay investigates the causes and effects of wetland destruction in the United States, as well as solutions.
Tags: wetlands, water purity, Biodiversity, wetland destruction, storyfest2020
The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. (Wikimedia Commons)
George Washington University
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Of all the places on the planet you’d expect to find the greenest building, you probably don't think of Steel City.
Tags: Pittsburgh, living building, Phipps Conservatory, net zero energy, Green building, storyfest2018
Many of this mall's tenants left after the anchors stores closed at The Mall at the Source in Westbury, New York. (Creative Commons)
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Thursday, March 07, 2019
The decline of shopping malls is a result of online shopping and the need for instant gratification.
Tags: shopping, Online shopping, Green, green restoration, storyfest2019, Development
The sign on the wooden arch reads "Ruelle verte" or "green alley." (Clarice Knelly/SUNY-Plattsburgh).
Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY-Plattsburgh
Wednesday, December 01, 2021
William Borque said the alleyways that surrounded Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie's community garden in Montreal used to be a “wasteland.” Now, they’re brimming with fruit trees, mushroom gardens and local art.
Tags: Green Communities, urban agriculture, green space, Montreal, community gardens, storyfest2022
(Photos courtesy of Cultural Survival/Jamie Malcom-Brown)
George Washington University
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
The work of Indigenous communities goes unrecognized every day. In an interview with Cultural Survival’s Bia’ni Madsa’ Juárez López, we are able to better understand how Indigenous Peoples are making enormous strides in creating a more sustainable...