by Kate Silver On June 8th, 2017, the Star News, Wilmington, North Carolina’s leading news source, published an article reporting that the primary drinking water source, the Cape Fear River, was tainted with high levelsContinue reading
Lessons Learned from Deepwater Horizon– Have We Gotten Better at Managing Oil Spills?
by Chinmay Amin I remember glancing at the TV as I walked by the living room. I saw adults sitting across a glass newsroom desk, eyebrows furrowed and conversing furiously with each other. I wasContinue reading
Beyond the Navajo Generating Station: The Energy Transition in Practice by Ginny Naughton
Across the country, communities are grappling with the impacts of the energy transition. The Navajo Nation is no exception. However, over the past year, utilities, Navajo-owned energy companies, and local governments have coordinated their effortsContinue reading
How You Can Help the Transition to Renewable Energy by Ava Weinreb
It is no secret that the United States, and all of the world for that matter, is in urgent need of a switch from excessive fossil fuel consumption to renewable energy use. While the currentContinue reading
The Climate Emergency Act of 2021 by Hank Tsekerides
Earlier this year, Congress introduced a piece of legislation that would mandate the declaration of a climate emergency in the United States. The Climate Emergency Act of 2021 would require president Biden to utilize theContinue reading
Bike: for Your Earth, Health, and Community by Jessica Zhao
Growing up in a suburban town, I serpentined through my neighborhood streets every day after school. I also studied abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark and relied solely on public transportation and my bicycle, as it trulyContinue reading
Save the Pollinators by Kayla Marr
The earth and its residents need pollinators to survive! Pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, bats, birds, and small mammals, play an important role in food production and sustaining the natural world. However, many pollinator populationsContinue reading
CAFO’s Leading to Environmental Injustice in Our Backyard by Jack Rosenthal
Right in our backyard, 10 billion gallons of hog waste is being stored in massive ‘lagoons’ while the excess is being sprayed onto local fields.[1] North Carolina is among the top five states operating ConcentratedContinue reading
LA River: A Concrete Basin with Opportunity for More by Dejanae Davis
With concrete walls, a slow stream, and visibly polluted water, the Los Angeles River looks like anything but a river. In fact, I grew up close to part of the LA River, yet it wasContinue reading
The Second Great Railroad Revolution by Aidan Floyd
With the COVID-19 stimulus package behind us, President Joseph R. Biden and his team will soon turn to the next greatest promise of his election campaign: repairing and innovating the crumbling infrastructure of United StatesContinue reading