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Neighborhood Drilling: How Neighborhood Drilling Hurts Lower Socioeconomic Communities in LA County

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Single-use Plastics Impacting the Great Lakes

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Compost: What Was to be Spoiled Should be Recycled into Soil

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What’s For Dinner? A Sustainable Solution for Reducing Food Waste

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Sustainable Fashion: Interview with the Designer Jann Bungcaras

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Bribery, Corruption and Our Environment

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Corruption and Conservation Efforts

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Are Nuclear Reactors Inequitably Distributed?

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Ghost Gear Report

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West Coast Seafood Guide: Responsibility, Traceability, and Sustainability

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Eating Insects to Save Insects?

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Smoke on the Water

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Stranded Sea Turtles Rehabilitated and Released in Cape Cod: How to Help Them and Why it Matters

By Kasandra Kutzer On June 25th, over a dozen rehabilitated sea turtles from the New England Aquarium were released at West Dennis Beach...

Kasandra Kutzer

Jul 76 min read

Understanding Environmental Law: The Clean Air Act

By Alyna Sigel The Clean Air Act is, to this day, one of the most important pieces of environmental legislation passed in the United...

Jun 254 min read

Profit vs. Protection: Opening Marine Protected Areas to Industrial Fishing

By Emma Applegate President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order opening the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National...

Emma Applegate

Jun 95 min read

Closing the Loop: How Circular Economy and Recycling Can Replace Deep-Sea Mining

The demand for heavy metals like lithium, copper and manganese is increasing exponentially due to greater consumer interest in electric...

May 166 min read

Understanding Environmental Law: The ESA

Alyna Sigel Established in 1973, the Endangered Species Act, or ESA, is one of the most influential pieces of environmental legislation...

Apr 174 min read

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Legislation & Advocacy

Environmental Justice

Stranded Sea Turtles Rehabilitated and Released in Cape Cod: How to Help Them and Why it Matters

By Kasandra Kutzer On June 25th, over a dozen rehabilitated sea turtles from the New England Aquarium were released at West Dennis Beach...

Kasandra Kutzer

Jul 76 min read

The Role of Ecosystem Health in Community Well-Being

By Nathan Rayl Imagine you are standing on a pristine beach , hearing the waves crashing on the shore, listening to the sound of...

Nathan Rayl

Jul 55 min read

Microbial Bioremediation Techniques for Oil Spills: Addressing Oil Contamination

Amira Ismail Introduction Oil spills pose significant environmental challenges, contaminating marine and terrestrial ecosystems and...

Amira Ismail

Jan 185 min read

Diving Into Endangered Species: The Irrawaddy Dolphin

Alyna Sigel The Irrawaddy dolphin ( Orcaella brevirostris ) is an endangered marine mammal native to Southeast Asia. The species can...

Jan 103 min read

Nuclear Energy: Balancing Promise and Peril

Sandy Molnar Nuclear energy is no longer the domain of science fiction. Global development of nuclear power plants began in the 1960s and...

Sandy Molnar

Dec 21, 20248 min read

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Climate

Oil Spills Under Control? The Science and Promise of Advanced Cleanup Technologies

By Jane Marsh You know there’s been an oil spill when you see blackened seabirds, those tragic mascots of environmental disaster,...

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Why Your Grocery Habits Matter: The Climate Impact of Industrial Farming

By Gabriela Ledesma When we consider the causes of climate change, we often picture power plants, transportation, and pollution. One of...

Gabriela Ledesma

Jul 174 min read

How Climate Change Fuels Increasing Wildfire Disasters

The haunting orange skies over San Francisco in 2020. The devastating Black Summer of Australia in 2019-2020. The record-breaking Los...

Travis Christensen

Jul 910 min read

Stranded Sea Turtles Rehabilitated and Released in Cape Cod: How to Help Them and Why it Matters

By Kasandra Kutzer On June 25th, over a dozen rehabilitated sea turtles from the New England Aquarium were released at West Dennis Beach...

Kasandra Kutzer

Jul 76 min read

Understanding Environmental Law: The Clean Air Act

By Alyna Sigel The Clean Air Act is, to this day, one of the most important pieces of environmental legislation passed in the United...

Jun 254 min read

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Pollution

Education

Understanding Environmental Law: The Clean Air Act

By Alyna Sigel The Clean Air Act is, to this day, one of the most important pieces of environmental legislation passed in the United...

Jun 254 min read

Artificial Intelligence or Negligence?

Alyna Sigel It’s easy. Don’t want to spend several hours writing a paper for class? Copy and paste the prompt into Chat GPT and it's...

Mar 14 min read

Hidden Sources of Microplastics

Christian Saravia Microplastics have become one of the biggest threats to our environment. Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that...

Christian Saravia

Feb 224 min read

Microbial Bioremediation Techniques for Oil Spills: Addressing Oil Contamination

Amira Ismail Introduction Oil spills pose significant environmental challenges, contaminating marine and terrestrial ecosystems and...

Amira Ismail

Jan 185 min read

Walking into the Future of Sustainable Cities

Sandy Molnar The introduction of self-driving and electric cars onto the market has inspired many Americans to foresee a more sustainable...

Sandy Molnar

Jan 183 min read

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The Role of Ecosystem Health in Community Well-Being

By Nathan Rayl Imagine you are standing on a pristine beach , hearing the waves crashing on the shore, listening to the sound of...

Nathan Rayl

Jul 55 min read

Closing the Loop: How Circular Economy and Recycling Can Replace Deep-Sea Mining

The demand for heavy metals like lithium, copper and manganese is increasing exponentially due to greater consumer interest in electric...

May 166 min read

Artificial Intelligence or Negligence?

Alyna Sigel It’s easy. Don’t want to spend several hours writing a paper for class? Copy and paste the prompt into Chat GPT and it's...

Mar 14 min read

Ecotourism: Traveling With an Impact

Alyna Sigel Traveling can be an influential life experience. There are many personal benefits of travel ranging from improved mental...

Dec 21, 20243 min read

Environmental Developments & Disease Transmission: A Climate Action & Advocacy Project

Cora Palomar-Nelson Climate change and environmental shifts have become an undeniable reality across the globe, whether subtle or...

Cora Palomar-Nelson

Nov 8, 20244 min read

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Guest Blog

The Sustainable Shutterbug: Your Guide to Environmentally Friendly Travel Photography

By Annie Button Getting to explore and witness the world's stunning landscapes, landmarks, and diverse cultures is a passion and a...

Annie Button

Jun 184 min read

Profit vs. Protection: Opening Marine Protected Areas to Industrial Fishing

By Emma Applegate President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order opening the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National...

Emma Applegate

Jun 95 min read

Closing the Loop: How Circular Economy and Recycling Can Replace Deep-Sea Mining

The demand for heavy metals like lithium, copper and manganese is increasing exponentially due to greater consumer interest in electric...

May 166 min read

Eco-Conscious Tips for This Spring

Eva Riveros The weather is finally warming up, and the sun has been shining consistently, at least on the East Coast of the United...

Eva Riveros

May 123 min read

Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle: The 4 Simple Steps to Reduce Your Ecological Footprint

Carli Ciavarelli In a society that is privy to overconsumption, our planet is facing a major waste epidemic. Much of it comes down to how...

Carli Ciavarelli

Apr 73 min read

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Reducing Marine Light Impacts on Birds and Bats

By Marcus Griswold When you drive out of a city at night, you probably notice more and more stars in the sky. This isn’t because the...

Marcus Griswold

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Oil Spills Under Control? The Science and Promise of Advanced Cleanup Technologies

By Jane Marsh You know there’s been an oil spill when you see blackened seabirds, those tragic mascots of environmental disaster,...

6 days ago6 min read

The Sustainable Shutterbug: Your Guide to Environmentally Friendly Travel Photography

By Annie Button Getting to explore and witness the world's stunning landscapes, landmarks, and diverse cultures is a passion and a...

Annie Button

Jun 184 min read

Closing the Loop: How Circular Economy and Recycling Can Replace Deep-Sea Mining

The demand for heavy metals like lithium, copper and manganese is increasing exponentially due to greater consumer interest in electric...