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Abbey Leibert

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Major / Minor: Environmental Studies; Environmental Writing and Rhetoric

Graduation Year: 2025

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Abbey Leibert is an aspiring environmental communicator and storyteller in her final semester at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Originally from Pennsylvania, Abbey is a curious citizen and an intentional listener who processes the stories and experiences of her community to drive her adventurous writing. Through unique and accessible multimedia communication, she hopes to share, educate, and inspire others to be more insightful of the varying experiences and relationships within and to the environment.

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The toxins downstream: Inside the race to develop PFAS detection technologies

Researchers at the Leem Lab in upstate New York are developing detection methods for PFAS that may help a new semiconductor facility prevent waste water contamination. Keep reading

The toxins downstream: Inside the race to develop PFAS detection technologies

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The toxins downstream: Inside the race to develop PFAS detection technologies
Abbey Leibert

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Generating a just transition: How the IRA is wiring a path for displaced fossil fuel workers 
Abbey Leibert

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Decarbonizing college: What’s next for SUNY ESF’s thermal energy network?
Abbey Leibert

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Bombs beyond the beach: Remediation efforts on Vieques, Puerto Rico
Abbey Leibert

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Filter with finesse: Freshwater mussel innovations in Philadelphia
Abbey Leibert

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Talking Trash: The Lehigh Valley’s litter problem
Abbey Leibert

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

The sexy science of counting penguins with Ron Naveen
Danny Nicholson & Abbey Leibert

Planet Forward Correspondent | Teesside University

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