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Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sunrise co-founder and Executive Director Varshini Prakash on Feb. 5, 2019. (Medill)
Northwestern University
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
At the State of the Union on Feb. 5, President Donald Trump never mentioned environmental issues and climate change, Medill's Kietryn Zychal reports.
Tags: state of the union, Green New Deal, Edward Markey, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Varshini Prakash, Sunrise movement
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
The George Washington University
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
I am a product of the Pacific Northwest. I love to hike, bike, compost, teach yoga, run (particularly in the rain) and snowboard.
Tags: pacific northwest, Seattle, cascade mountains, forest fires, National Climate Assessment, Mountain Pine Beetle
The view from the peak of Tanalian Mountain, which looks down on Port Alsworth. (Olivia Urbanski/Loyola University Chicago)
Loyola University Chicago
Monday, January 22, 2018
Planet Forward Correspondent Olivia Urbanski spent a summer interning at Lake Clark National Park as a Junior Ranger Intern to teach – and ultimately learn from – local children about environmental stewardship.
Tags: national park, national park service, Environmental Education
Northwestern University
Thursday, October 04, 2018
What were the main commitments and news items to come out of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco in September?
Tags: climate change, global climate action summit, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, San Francisco, Environment, EV public transportation, climate change cities, storyfest2019
(Photo by Julia MacCary)
Northwestern University
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
As reported by Julia MacCary, carbon offsets, monetary investments into global projects that reduce carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to counterbalance one’s emissions, have grown in popularity. But do they stand up to scrutiny?
Tags: transportation, Carbon Offsets, aviation, Business & Economics, biofuel, storyfest2022
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Pacific sockeye salmon during the annual migration. The Canadian government recently announced its (CAD) $647 million Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative. “Hopefully it’s not too little, too late,” says marine campaigner Emmie Page (Image by Oregon State University/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en).
Northwestern University
Monday, October 11, 2021
In June 2021, a heat wave spread over the Pacific Northwest, with people in the region wilting from record high temperatures. But, Fiona Skeggs reports, the threats are soaring for rivers and marine life as well.
Tags: ocean, conservation, salmon, orca, PNW, climate change
Northwestern University
Tuesday, February 07, 2017
As the pace of sea level rise accelerates around Puerto Rico, families are raising their furniture on milk crates and building second floors on their homes to adapt to the changes.
Tags: climate change, climate adaptation, puerto rico, islands, sea level rise, storyfest2017
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.
Tags: kalu yala, sustainability, mental health
Diwigdi Valiente says that many older Guna people don’t understand climate change, especially since they have lived traditional lives that contribute very little to the problem. (Alex Schwartz/Medill)
Northwestern University
Monday, May 14, 2018
Medill's Jessica Mordacq reports from Panama: The San Blas Islands and Kalu Yala are two very different environments in Panama that both revolve heavily around tourism.