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A moment for change: Social and environmental critique through poetry
Hannah Loder

George Washington University

School’s out on fossil fuels: Divesting in higher education
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | University of California, Berkeley

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Essay | How a student-led social enterprise inspires youth to think globally, and act locally
Maria Zaharatos

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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Indigenous energy and equations
Shondiin Mayo

Indigenous Correspondent Program | University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Celia Ledón: Turning waste into wonderful
Anneliese Forlenza

George Washington University

A person sits a busy work desk holding a tool to a piece of clear plastic. Art supplies cover the desk.
What will our future sound like? How marine ecologists are confronting ocean sound pollution
Jonathan Kopeliovich

University of Connecticut

An adult and a juvenile whale swim under the ocean with rays of sunlight coming through the water.
Kids can do it too: How a children’s book can inspire community-based action for the environment
Maria Zaharatos

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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The science of science communication
Katie Perkins

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

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Essay | Issues of animal agriculture at Point Reyes National Seashore
The Greenzine

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A tule elk standing near a wire fence on a roadside. The sky is orange at sunset.
How heat hurts the body: Five things to know
Zoe Swiss

George Washington University

Essay | Can I make it back to my beach?
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A woman, seen from the back, is wearing light blue jeans and a black jacket carries a closed umbrella and is being blown back by the wind. She walks along a coastline's hard-packed sand on a cloudy, grey day.
Reflections | A lesson from the ocean
Alyssa Milstead

University of Georgia

The author stands a on surfboard while riding a wave.
Reflections | The Ridge
Kate Monday

University of Georgia

Essay | Why the Pakistan floods affect all of us
Saher Mir

George Washington University

A roadway in Kashmir is flooded with brown water reaching up to the bumpers of a car.
Reflections | Following your dog’s feces footprint
Hannah Woodward

University of Georgia

A small wooden bridge and pathway are lined by green trees in Cornelia City Park, Georgia.
Bite me: Fighting back against invasive species one course at a time
Katie Perkins

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

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