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This is my food justice
Shirley Chen

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Humans weren’t prepared for the pandemic, and neither were National Parks
Kristen Caldwell

George Washington University

My family at the summit of Bubble Rock, Acadia National Park.
Indigenous plant sovereignty and Cherokee culture
Raylen Bark

Dartmouth College | Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program (ICP)

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Antarctica is collapsing – what can we do?
Libby Mohn

Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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Kids can do it too: How a children’s book can inspire community-based action for the environment
Maria Zaharatos

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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Unsustainable dairy in the United States
Dana Fries

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Sustainable agriculture provides a unique solution to food insecurity for D.C. residents
Alyssa Landolfi

George Washington University

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Piscataway Park: Reconnecting with nature for sustainability
Jing-ning Hsu

George Washington University

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The benefits of reusable menstrual products
Lisa Steinberg

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

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

University of Connecticut

Melting ice creates Greenland resource extraction dilemma
Mia Rosenblatt

George Washington University

A vast landscape of hills and ice in Greenland.
AgNext: The future of sustainable animal agriculture
Eric Forbes

Planet Forward Correspondent | Colorado State University

Cloudy with a chance of… Crickets? Bioreactor meat? Algae?
Makena Roberts

George Washington University

Bite me: Fighting back against invasive species one course at a time
Katie Perkins

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

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.
Growing Soil | Managing Wild at McGinley Ranch
Eva Kotobuki Sideris

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

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