waterway management

River contamination turned grassroots energy

View of the Willamette River overlooking downtown Portland. (Vicki Deng/Reed College)

Planet Forward Correspondent | Reed College

While Portland is known for its progressive politics, the nearby Williamette River revealed environmental neglect, spurring a grassroots energy for reform.

Marine group works to clean up ports in North America

Michala L. Hendrick

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Plattsburgh

Marine group works with ports to provide cleaner air and waterways through voluntary environmental certification program, offering economic and community benefits.

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Evan Barnard

University of Georgia

While studying abroad at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, I witnessed what can happen when young people get together for a public demonstration of environmental mentality.