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DC Council holds 11-hour hearing on bottle bill to reduce trash in the river
Maggie Rhoads

Planet Forward Editorial Assistant | George Washington University

DC Council holds 11-hour hearing on bottle bill to reduce trash in the river
Volunteers target Anacostia River pollution through clean-up efforts
Maggie Rhoads

Planet Forward Editorial Assistant | George Washington University

Volunteers target Anacostia River pollution through clean-up efforts
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Jey Draper

Planet Forward Correspondent | Teesside University

Environmental advocates in Northern England say new waste incinerator is one too many
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Cecilia Sécola & Dre Pedemonte

Planet Forward Mystic Aquarium Fellow | George Washington University

Essay | Reflecting on microplastics: The infinite faux sands of the Earth
Kayla Stoll

Southern New Hampshire University

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Mercury-free mining: The Peruvian women who are rewriting gold’s environmental story
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Notre Dame University

Mercury-free mining: The Peruvian women who are rewriting gold’s environmental story
American air: How air pollution is tied to the nation’s warehouse boom
Ananya Gondesi

George Washington University

American air: How air pollution is tied to the nation’s warehouse boom
Essay | Home is where the harm is: Perseverance in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
Ciara Thomas

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Tuskegee University

Essay | Home is where the harm is: Perseverance in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

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