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The Planet Forward Frontline Climate Fellowship

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DC community activists win electric bus fleet in Ward 4
Sophie Kahler

Social Media Manager | Planet Forward

HUD ruling against Chicago seeks to halt decadeslong trend of environmental racism on city’s South, West sides
Sam Bull

Northwestern University

A factory tower looms behind a chainlink fence. A graffitied speed limit sign stands in the foreground.
The benefits of reusable menstrual products
Lisa Steinberg

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

A closeup of a hand holding a pink diva cup against a blue background.
How heat hurts the body: Five things to know
Zoe Swiss

George Washington University

Prescription foods: Healthy feeding toward a better future
Owen Volk

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Bob Cat and Allan Gandelman stand side-by-side holding a large basket of colorful produce picked from their fields. A lush green field of vegetables extends behind them.
Cleanup Club Chicago tackles pollution after COVID pandemic increases single-use plastics litter
Astry Rodriguez

Planet Forward Correspondent | Northwestern University

Essay | Was my brush with death caused by climate change?
Kenza Regragui

George Washington University

Several neutral toned skyscrapers sit under a blue sky on the edge of a body of water.
Heat, smoke, pandemic: Dangers multiply for farmworkers in 2020
Cronkite News

Arizona State University

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Navajo ‘Water Warrior’ drives miles during COVID to deliver to those in need
Cronkite News

Arizona State University

Neighbors hope for relief from crematorium smoke as COVID-19 deaths decrease
Cronkite News

Arizona State University

The hidden mental health crisis of COVID-19
Sonia Mahajan

Columbia University

Climate change is affecting Wisconsinites’ health, new UW study finds
Mary Magnuson

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Wisconsin-Madison

A bird’s song: Harriet Kemigisha’s conservation efforts and community empowerment in Kibale National Park
Rosa Negash

Ohio University

The undeniable value of public spaces
Sarai Arona Mena

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Fish consumption from urban waterways is an environmental justice issue
Eva Kotobuki Sideris

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

What the Black Panther Party taught us about building a food movement
Eleanor Beckerman

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