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Northern Arizona University composting, single-use plastics policies catching on

Arizona State University

Universities in Arizona are stepping up how they handle food waste and single-use plastic. Now, Flagstaff businesses are taking similar steps.

Building a different kind of wall

Alaska mountain landscape with glacier in foreground

We will need innovative thinking to keep beautiful glaciers like this one around. (Ashley Gallagher/George Washington University)

Ashley Gallagher

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A team of engineers have big plans to prevent the collapse of the world's ice sheets — and it could be the largest civil engineering project ever attempted.

5 electric transit takeaways from our fall salon

Grant Sobetski

Planet Forward Copy Editor | George Washington University

Genevieve Cullen, president of the Electric Drive Transit Association, joined Frank Sesno in a conversation about the future of electric transit in the United States at our Planet Forward Salon: The Future of Electric Transit.

New California law supports sustainable fishing

The new California law will protect the plethora of life beneath the ocean's surface. (Emily Vidovich/George Washington University)

Emily Vidovich

George Washington University

By no longer allowing California's swordfish fishery to use driftnets, the state has prioritized the creation of an environmentally sound industry and stood up against outdated, harmful practices.

The many lives of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

(Photos by Colton Stevens/Northeastern University)

Colton Stevens

Planet Forward Correspondent | Northeastern University

In a fight that extends from a small, native Alaskan village all the way to Washington, short-term economic benefits clash with long-term environmental responsibility.

Top reasons why you're avoiding composting & how to get over that crap

(Ben_Kerckx/Pixabay)

Deepti Bansal Gage

Planet Forward Correspondent | GW Law School

People choose not to compost for a variety of reasons, however we have tried to rebut all the major arguments against composting to show you how easy and impactful composting is.

EPA's new (acting) leader: What do we know?

The Environmental Protection Agency has been running under Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, formerly the deputy administrator, since Scott Pruitt resigned in July 2018. (Flickr/Creative Commons)

Reed Hutton

Planet Forward Correspondent | Middlebury College

Meet Andrew Wheeler, the quieter, more potent follow-up to Scott Pruitt's tumultuous EPA reign. But at more than 100 days out, the agency has not confirmed the acting administrator.

Building Earthpreneurs: 4 lessons for youths changing the status quo

The third cohort of Young Sustainable Impact, an Oslo-based youth innovation program with a mission to empower the youth to solve the sustainability challenges by creating measurable impact. (Antonio Stark)

Alaine Johnson

Eco-Business

Maybe it’s not about saving the world, but building something new. Here’s what a handful of “20-year olds in Norway” can teach the world about creating entrepreneurs for the earth and disrupting innovation.

Opinion | Not a drill: The most important 12 years of your life

March Point refineries above Anacortes, Wash., with Fidalgo and Padilla Bay views. (Dana/Creative Commons)

Emily Vidovich

George Washington University

A look at the implications of the UN’s new climate change research and what you can do about it.

The unseen heroes to our plastic waste

Image courtesy of Claudia S. López, PhD, Director of the Multiscale Microscopy Core at Oregon Health & Science University.

(Image courtesy of Claudia S. López/Oregon Health & Science University)

Vicki Deng

Planet Forward Correspondent | Reed College

There have been 9.1 billion tons of plastic produced since the 1950s — with no efficient way of getting rid of it. Luckily, a recent college graduate may have found a new solution to combat our plastic waste.

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