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Foxes in a Finland city (Rural Explorer/Unsplash)
George Washington University
Monday, March 21, 2022
The narrative presented in the media was clear: the COVID-19 lockdowns allowed nature and the environment a temporary reprieve. But how much did lockdown really impact air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions?
Tags: COVID-19 pandemic, nature, wildlife, emissions, storyfest2022
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University of Florida
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Meet clammers, scientists and volunteers, like TV star Blair Wiggins and three generations of women, who are returning clams to Florida's Indian River Lagoon and other ailing waters to reduce pollution.
Tags: water pollution, solution, clam restoration, Indian River Lagoon, Sarasota Bay, women in science, interdisciplinary approach
In a time before stay-at-home orders, crowds gathered for D.C.'s global climate strike in September 2019 (Image by Victoria Middleton).
Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Wisconsin-Madison
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Even during a global pandemic, youth climate activists engaged people across the world during Earth Day Live, a three-day, virtual mobilization to stop the climate emergency.
Handwritten sheet music inspired by Earth’s Wild Music by Kathleen Dean Moore, Ph.D. (Chris Zatarain)
Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Arizona
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
An original composition of electro-acoustic art music scored for English horn and fixed media featuring field recordings and narration. The piece explores the complicated emotions that may arise from living in a time of anthropogenic climate change.
Tags: audio, music, ecomusic, environmental music, environmental art, climate grief, climate anxiety
Northwestern University
Thursday, April 27, 2017
One culinary intern at Kalu Yala used her time in Panama to improve her personal relationship with food and to get an example of a sustainable food system that contrasts the American food system.
Tags: food, Farm To Table, Garden, ecological agriculture, agriculture
Judy Hogan, 81, is an environmental activist and author. (Photos by Emma Tobin/UNC-Chapel Hill)
UNC Chapel Hill
Thursday, March 07, 2019
Judy Hogan is an 81-year-old environmental activist and writer who has been fighting issues of environmental justice in Chatham County, N.C. for decades, and is now taking on coal ash dumping with little community support.
Tags: coal ash, environmental justice, coal, North Carolina, storyfest2019
State University of New York: Environmental Sciences and Forestry
Monday, February 27, 2017
In order for us to save the loss of biodiversity in our world, we must start with what we can teach and save at home.
Tags: snake, snakes, Biodiversity, Environment, reptile, reptiles, storyfest2017, storyfest, experience
An open-air market in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, features mounds of fresh vegetables and fruits. (Matthew Laird Acred/Flickr)
Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Mississippi
Friday, July 19, 2019
Mississippi is a contradiction of limited local food access in a state with deep agricultural roots. How can we solve this uniquely American problem, and what can we learn from other countries?
Tags: agriculture, food deserts, food access, low-income, equity, sustainable agriculture
Decker Woods and Sophia Cooper exchange farming tips in Big Muddy Farms’ biggest plot, July 6, 2021 (Photo by Jules Struck).
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | Emerson College
Friday, September 03, 2021
Big Muddy Urban Farm minimizes some of the financial barriers that keep potential farmers from entering the industry, like low profit.
Tags: sustainability, urban farming, agriculture, food desert, FAO Fellows 2021
Listening to live or recorded natural sound can connect us and provide valuable information about the state of our environment. (Chris Zatarain)
Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Arizona
Monday, December 12, 2022
In this audio story, I talk with Laura Giannone, a field recording artist and acoustic ecology technician who uses sound in her creative work and as a way to aid in several conservation efforts.