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Abbey Leibert

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Major / Minor: Environmental Studies; Environmental Writing and Rhetoric

Graduation Year: 2026

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Abbey Leibert is an aspiring environmental journalist in her third year as an environmental studies student at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Originally from Pennsylvania, she has grown up witnessing the numerous environmental issues and injustices her state and more closely, her neighbors face. With this, she has been moved to write stories amplifying the efforts and awareness around rendering solutions to environmental issues such as pollution, conservation, and restoration. In her free time, she enjoys spending time in her campus greenhouse, writing, and exercising.

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

The Inflation Reduction Act's support for domestic production, apprenticeships, and unionization of green energy workers was a game changer for blue color jobs. Now, some energy projects hang in uncertainty. Keep reading

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

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

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

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

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

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

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Filter with finesse: Freshwater mussel innovations in Philadelphia
Abbey Leibert

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

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

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

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