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National Science Foundation
Monday, October 17, 2011
Engineers at the Pennsylvania State University have found crab-shell chitin effectively raises acidity (pH) levels and reduces harmful metals in mine water.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Fracking is part of a contentious debate across the U.S. But just how did we get to this modern day gold rush?
Tags: fracking, hydraulic fracturing
The Pennsylvania State University
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
What's greasing the wheels of your elevator? If you're at Penn State, it could be something surprisingly edible.
Tags: penn state, sustainability, soy-based hydraulic fluid, biofuel, elevators, Technology, biobased, soy beans
View from Hawk Mountain (Rachel Freed/George Washington University)
George Washington University
Monday, August 29, 2022
As climate change worsens and people migrate, seeking safety in higher elevations, Appalachia is expected to become a prime destination for thousands of Americans. How can this new community create a sustainable future?
Tags: climate change, sustainability, Appalachia, coal mining, youth, organizing, research, climate migration, migration
Researchers from Pennsylvania State Ice and Climate Exploration Research Center and affiliated collaborators in Iceland. (Byron Parizek)
Northwestern University
Tuesday, January 03, 2023
A team of researchers from Penn State traveled to Iceland last year to study the impacts of climate change on glacial melt.
Tags: climate change, comer conference 2022
Lancaster Central Market in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, faced drastic customer reductions at the beginning of the pandemic, resulting in the closure of several stands, and yet most still endure. (Jared Kofsky/PlaceNJ.com/Creative Commons)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | New York University
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Why do people continue to go hungry in one of the wealthiest nations in the world? And what can we do about the food system to prevent this from happening?
Tags: wfd2020, pandemic, food access, hunger, food, agriculture, local food, food system
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
Biology student Selah Phillips collects algae at the Pacora River. She hopes the oil she has extracted from the algae can be processed into sustainable biodiesel. (Maddie Burakoff/Medill)
Northwestern University
Friday, June 29, 2018
Maddie Burakoff of Medill reports that at eco-institute Kalu Yala, researchers seek out environmental solutions in the midst of one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, but grapple with sustaining their own progress.
Tags: kalu yala, panama, Ryan King, Selah Phillips, Jules Hart, Tara McLaughlin, algae, Black soldier flies, Medill, Maddie Burakoff
The construction of Rochester, New York's Inner Loop not only damaged communities, but it also decreased pedestrian biking traffic, contributing to a car-centric infrastructure. As seen in this image, traffic volumes on the Inner Loop were never particularly high, which is one of the factors that led to its removal. (Doug Kerr/CC BY-SA 2.0)
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Friday, February 03, 2023
Proposed changes are coming to two expressways that have disrupted historically Black communities in different Upstate New York cities.