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A view of the Danskammer Generating Station in Newburgh, N.Y., as seen from a train traveling on the other side of the Hudson River. (TomKonrad/Creative Commons)

Shayna Greene

The George Washington University

COVID-19 and greenhouse emissions: Can teleworking flatten both curves?

Francesca Edralin

The George Washington University

'Roadmap' guides SUNY's 60+ schools on clean energy updates

The roof-top gardens at Drake Memorial Library at SUNY Brockport. (Jess Buttery/Creative Commons)

Matthew Lauster

SUNY College at Brockport

How a liberal arts education became a recipe for a vegetarian diet

Ashley Gehsmann

The George Washington University

The front lines of energy transformation

The Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program solar microgrid project at Fort Hunter Liggett in California is managed by the Sacramento District. (John Prettyman/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Charles Pierre

George Washington University

BIG innovations in East Tennessee

An aerial view of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (U.S. Department of Energy)

Andrea Vancil

The University of the South

The cost of free shipping

Devon Link

George Washington University

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

Rescue a leftover, save the planet

(Rescuing Leftover Cuisine)

Harleen Marwah

George Washington University

CO2 capture, reuse needs to be sustainable — and profitable

(Pixabay)

Medill News Service

Northwestern University

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Environmental engineering duo explore natural solution to flooding south of Chicago

Sarah Anderson

Medill News Service, Northwestern University

Colleen O’Brien and Jen Jenkins are exploring whether a cluster of five grassland regions that form a rare natural oasis just south of Chicago could be dedicated as a space for stormwater collection to help mitigate flooding in the region.

Recipes for Food Security | Q&A: Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison set her sights on youth, food security, and the land

Terrius Harris

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma

Indigenous Peoples’ communities' challenges and priorities of “food security, food sovereignty, and health have accelerated and intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison Mikaila Way.

Recipes for Food Security | The return of Loko Ea

Terrius Harris

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma

For many organizations, COVID-19 meant doors closed. Yet at one sacred, Native Hawaiian fishpond, community members worked to advance their efforts to reclaim the land, culture, and traditions of sustainable aquaculture.

Recipes for Food Security | Ka moʻolelo o nā loko iʻa ma Hawaiʻi (The story of fishponds in Hawaii)

Terrius Harris

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma

"Mo‘olelo," or storytelling, is embedded deeply in the Hawaiian culture. Now, groups of Native Hawaiians and allies are using it to destigmatize the traditional practice of fishponds and reunite with their roots.