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By Abby Van Selous

First, you must identify the bug. Is it red when its wings are open? Is it brown with dark brown spots when its wings are…

It’s Time for Americans to Give Up Their Lawns

By Abigail Grassick

In the United States, lawns seem synonymous with well-kept homes. They offer recreational pastimes through games and sports, as well as a spot to sit…

Colombian Hippos: A Blessing or a Curse?

By Akshata Shukla

Pablo Escobar, the infamous drug lord from Colombia and the richest criminal in history, left behind an unexpected and uncontainable legacy after his death in…

Navigating The Human-Elephant Conflict

By Andrea Nasev

An elephant encounter in a zoo can be the highlight of your day, but for rural communities in South Asia, the encounter is one of…

A Final Farewell to the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker May Be Premature

By Kelly Schisa

On September 29, 2021, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) officially declared twenty three species extinct, including the long beloved ivory-billed woodpecker. The…

Politics

Australian Government Returns Rainforests to Aboriginal People

By Lexi Svarczkopf

On September 29, 2021, the Queensland State Government in Australia signed an agreement that returned a region of rainforests to…

U.S. SEC Proposes New Climate Change Disclosure Requirements

By Meghan Walsh

Currently, there are no clear regulations regarding climate change disclosures for publicly traded corporations in the United States. Any company…

Wind Energy in the New York Bight

By Abby Van Selous

In a press conference on March 29, President Biden announced plans for a new Wind Energy Area in the New…

Saudi Goes Green

By Tala Altabsh

For the last two centuries, fossil fuels have been the main source of energy production across the globe, especially in…

The American Energy Grid Needs to Get Ready for Renewables

By Eleanor Horvath

In February 2021, severe winter storms caused major statewide power outages throughout Texas, with an estimated cost of $195.6 billion…

By Fern Bromley (’22) In the past decade, very few companies have experienced such a large amount of growth and cultural permeation as Amazon. Amazon and…

Culture

A Green Future? How Copenhagen, Denmark Plans to Become Earth’s Most Sustainable City

By Indrani Malhotra

With its 233 miles of bike paths, large-scale use of renewable energy sources, and future-focused green initiatives, Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is already one…

The Ecofeminist Agenda: Why and How Women are Standing Up Against Climate Change

By Natalie Clott

“We are either going to have a future where women lead the way to make peace with the Earth or we are not going to…

How Low-Income, Minority Communities in Boston Face Greater Environmental Discrimination

By Liam Fitzpatrick

Boston has long painted itself as a city of socially conscious, revolutionary intellectuals. However, that image has come at the expense of minority groups, with…

The Three Gorges Dam: A Lesson for China to Learn

By Maxim Slobodchikov

It’s been nearly ten years since the world's largest hydroelectric dam became fully operational in 2012. Reaching across breathtaking cliffs on the Yangtze River in…

Barcelona’s “Superilles” Countering the Ubiquity of Automobiles

By Adam Lazowski

Most recently in 2014, the city of Barcelona, Spain was faced with serious air and noise pollution problems. The major city and its thirty-five surrounding…

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Amazon’s Sustainability Efforts- or Lack Thereof