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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

A man stands next to a raise garden bed, gesturing as he speaks. Other raised garden beds can be seen in the background.
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
Cleanup Club Chicago tackles pollution after COVID pandemic increases single-use plastics litter
Astry Rodriguez

Planet Forward Correspondent | Northwestern University

Cleanup Club Chicago tackles pollution after COVID pandemic increases single-use plastics litter
Reinventing a sustainable crab fishery
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Planet Forward Sr. 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 Sr. 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 | Notre Dame University

Fashion designer, Ngwane Liz poses while wearing one of her garments.
Astonishing Alaska | A whale of a tale: Citizen science aids whale identification
Ryan Bieber

Planet Forward Correspondent | Ithaca College

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

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GW distributes reusable bottles to campus community
Greer Blount

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

Student in a GW sweatshirt smiles while holding up a decorated blue water bottle.
Designer Daniel Davilla finds the beauty in discarded materials
Elena Walsh Ferré

George Washington University

Corporate sustainability review: Google
Lily John

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

An illustration of a green globe encompassed by green skyscrapers with a towering hoops with vines at center.
Arizona fashion incubator is sustainably changing the industry
Diana Quintero

Planet Forward Correspondent | Arizona State University

Woman in a mask and brown shirt sits working amidst garment equipment and other workers.
Green Africa Youth Organization: Climate action in Ghana and the Global South
Max Sano

Planet Forward Alumnus | Franklin & Marshall College, New York University

Untangling the web of plastic bag bans
Ryan Bieber

Planet Forward Correspondent | Ithaca College

White plastic bag floating in a body of water.
Essay | Phila-smell-phia: How one city is finding that climate change really stinks
Molly Kaiser

George Washington University

Muddy brown waters fill what is presumably streets and lower levels of a parking garage, which stands behind a bank of trees. Two mid-height office buildings are in the background
Recipes for Food Security | ‘Word of mouth still means a lot’: How sustainability spreads
Jules Struck

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | Emerson College

A man in a red t-shirt, blue jeans, a baseball cap, and glasses stands with his hands on this hips looking to the left of the frame, standing in a field of grain.

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