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Finding water on top of the world: Water issues of New Mexico
Eva Kotobuki Sideris

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt

A blue pickup truck is parked on a dirt road in front of a field with rows of green crops extending towards the horizon line. Large mountains are in the distance.
Can wind decarbonize Great Lakes shipping? Cargo vessels “veer” into alternative power
Audrey Richardson

Michigan State University

Can wind decarbonize Great Lakes shipping? Cargo vessels “veer” into alternative power
Piscataway Park: Reconnecting with nature for sustainability
Jing-ning Hsu

George Washington University

A large brown bull stands in a field with winter trees in the background.
Essay | Interstate 81 and the Inner Loop: Viaducts for environmental racism
Jenna Magioncalda

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

A portion of Rochester's Inner Loop taken from a driver's view. An upcoming bridge displays two different exit signs. No cars are on the expressway, except one in front of the camera.
Michigan carbon offsets: Success or scam?
Cameryn Cass

Michigan State University

Michigan carbon offsets: Success or scam?
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Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

Get inspired with Candace Clark
Essay | Musings on decomposition, and returning to the Earth
Avery Dell

George Washington University

A handful of decaying apples are grouped together on the ground.
The role of ecotourism: Where business meets sustainability
Joshua Rosenstein

Planet Forward Correspondent | Middlebury College

Two people wearing orange helmets are suspended on parallel zip lines over a dense green canopy.

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Urban Roots at Garfield Park Conservatory teach Chicago teens how to take care of their environment
Adriana Martinez-Smiley

Planet Forward Correspondent | Northwestern University

An ancient building material could be the wave of the future
Cameryn Cass

Michigan State University

Essay | Microplastics: A well-known threat that isn’t so easy to get rid of
Anna Carman

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

A glass of water is filled with multicolored specks of plastic.
Chernobyl, nature’s laboratory
Calli McMurray

New York University

Agroecology: Reorienting agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Vidya Muthupillai

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A field of cultivated legume plants plants mixed in with cereal crops. The soil is a light brown and trees can be seen in the distance.
Composting on campus: Following Syracuse University’s food scraps from the bin to the compost pile
Emma Virnelli

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Essay | Who do we find hope in? Finding community at youth climate summits
Sophia Lawrence

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

A group of young people stand silhouetted on a hillside with the sunset behind them.
How farmers and pollution regulators work together
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A man in a long shirt and pants hold a long pole out over a section of crops in a large field. The pole is spraying a mist over the plants.

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