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From comedy to action: Hazel Thayer’s unconventional climate activism
Daria Nastasia

Planet Forward Video Production Assistant | George Washington University

From comedy to action: Hazel Thayer’s unconventional climate activism
Essay | The small California company upending America’s solar industry
Charlie Mark

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

Essay | The small California company upending America’s solar industry
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Joy Reeves

Planet Forward Correspondent | Duke University

Welcome to “Culdesac”: The first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the US
Turning sustainability into self-care: Destigmatizing reusable menstrual products
Esther Wroth

Georgetown University

Turning sustainability into self-care: Destigmatizing reusable menstrual products
Boxed and Better: Private sector solutions to the water crisis
Samyudha Rajesh

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

Boxed and Better: Private sector solutions to the water crisis
Namé Recycling: Combining revenue, jobs, and sustainability
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Notre Dame University

Across the Wards | Fresh Food Factory’s mission to bring fresh food to D.C.’s food deserts
Leonidas Kehagias & Ayah Mahana

George Washington University

Across the Wards | Fresh Food Factory’s mission to bring fresh food to D.C.’s food deserts
Decarbonizing steel: Senators discuss a vital climate move
Medill News Service

Northwestern University

Decarbonizing steel: Senators discuss a vital climate move

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Emma Montgomery

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

Transforming Iceland | How Lindblad Expeditions is minimizing food waste and making cruising more sustainable
Cassidy Hough

Michigan State University

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Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange

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Jasmine Slusser

George Washington University

Informal waste picking: How one woman in Cameroon is providing food for her family while empowering others
Patu Ndango Fen

Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange

Essay | As our planet warms, artificial intelligence could help quench the thirst of billions facing water scarcity
Anya Wahal

Georgetown University

Can a new currency guide global decarbonization?
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

A forgotten region looks to the future: Young Appalachians hope for unity
Rachel Freed

George Washington University

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