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Lonica McKinney

Virginia Commonwealth University

Kraken Island: Envisioning a circular society
Playing and painting to promote science: Board games and art teach conservation
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Northwestern University

Playing and painting to promote science: Board games and art teach conservation
California’s struggle to capture record rainfall makes the case for green infrastructure
Mia Rosenblatt

George Washington University

California’s struggle to capture record rainfall makes the case for green infrastructure
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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Celia Ledón: Turning waste into wonderful
Anneliese Forlenza

George Washington University

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ModiMask: Turning used surgical masks into tote bags
Cael Parker

Virginia Commonwealth University

ModiMask: Turning used surgical masks into tote bags
Sustainable agriculture provides a unique solution to food insecurity for D.C. residents
Alyssa Landolfi

George Washington University

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UConn’s Office of Sustainability uses sports platform to propose a Green Athletics program
Samara Thacker

University of Connecticut

UConn’s Office of Sustainability uses sports platform to propose a Green Athletics program

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Cleanup Club Chicago tackles pollution after COVID pandemic increases single-use plastics litter
Astry Rodriguez

Northwestern University

Reinventing a sustainable crab fishery
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of California, Berkeley

An illustration showing a whale entangled by a crab fishing rope, with a small orange crab on the whale's underside, helping by snipping the rope.
Together we grow: Aquaponics can change the way we grow food in the desert and beyond
Chris Zatarain

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Arizona

Charles Collins' aquaponic garden. Water pours out from one garden bed overflowing with home grown vegetable plants, into another lava-rock filled bed.
From the landfill to the wardrobe: Wasted textiles find a new home
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Planet Forward Alumnus

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Astonishing Alaska | A whale of a tale: Citizen science aids whale identification
Ryan Bieber

Planet Forward Correspondent | Ithaca College

Two years after historic oil spill, Mauritian youth continue to grapple with the consequences
Zoey England

University of Connecticut

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GW distributes reusable bottles to campus community
Greer Blount

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

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Designer Daniel Davilla finds the beauty in discarded materials
Elena Walsh Ferré

George Washington University

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