As Lake Michigan continues to rise, University officials work to mitigate the effects of erosion and construct a long-term solution for the campus lakefill.
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, the production of single-use plastic and disposable medical masks has skyrocketed. Now, this waste has begun to overwhelm waste management systems and pollute ecosystems worldwide in an unforeseen consequence of these safety measures. Genevive Kosciolek has the story.
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From the clock’s creators to college students to scientists, the viral Climate Week installation in Union Square has been met with a mix of enthusiasm and wariness. In Our Nature’s Jordan Hickey has the story.
On Monday, September 14, the Evanston City Council voted 8-0 in favor of adopting an environmental justice resolution. The resolution acknowledges the disproportionate effects of environmental issues on communities of color in the Evanston area, and outlines actions to correct these injustices. Read more about the process this resolution went through to get adopted here.
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When the COVID-19 pandemic ravished its way through the Evanston community this year, everything was brought to a halt. Community activists like Citizens’ Greener Evanston president Rachel Rosner were faced with the task of balancing the fear of an unknown virus while adapting to a new online form of activism.
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Since its foundation in 2012, Fossil Free Northwestern has pressured the school’s Board of Trustees to divest in fossil fuels, but to no avail. Bella Wilkes and Margo Milanowski explains why the divestment movement is important, and what Fossil Free has done to date.
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For three days, the NU Thrift Store sold used items for $2 in Norris. Olivia Lloyd explains the sustainability of thrifting and the environmental effects of “fast fashion.”
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Since its Declaration of Rebellion against the UK Parliament last year, global climate-action movement Extinction Rebellion has engaged masses around the world. Two weeks of nonviolent civil disobedience organized by Extinction Rebellion ended October 18. In Chicago, protesters took to Daley Plaza in a demonstration.
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According to data taken at the Mauna Loa Observatory, atmospheric CO2 concentrations have reached 415 ppm. Bella Wilkes outlines the effects we can expect to see from such high levels of greenhouse gases.
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The health of the world’s oceans is deteriorating quickly, but the task of governing and protecting this common resource from exploitation is a formidable one. Casey Beidelman’s debut article gives an informative and succinct summary of the policies that the UN is planning to implement to tackle these issues.
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How important is sustainability in Evanston? We have so many green initiatives both at the University and around the wider community that we need a whole week to celebrate Earth Day! What are these exciting activities and how can you take part? Marleigh Thorn has the answers.
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How do cacao pods become the smooth and sweet chocolate that we adore? What the heck is molasses? If agave is a succulent, why does it produce agave nectar? We’re pretty far removed from the plants that our food comes from today, especially in Chicago in winter. A couple weekends ago, ION members trekked to Garfield Conservatory to rekindle their understanding of the process from plants to food. Read more in Carlyn’s article.
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Now more than ever, environmental legislation is of the utmost importance in order to preserve and protect our nation’s health and beauty. For this reason, ION has listed the environmental policy track records of every individual who has announced their campaigns to run in the 2020 presidential election.
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So NURF walks into The Plant…
Find out what happens in Cassidy Wang’s debut In Our Nature piece! Learn more about both The Plant as well as what this on-campus food sustainability group took away from their visit.
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Environmental issues seem to have been put on the back-burner this election. They are just as if not more relevant this race, however, especially with the open position of Water District Commissioner. Marleigh Thorn has the scoop—a succinct and informative summary of the environmental policies of politicians this midterm. Don’t forget to hit the polls this November 6 and cast your informed ballot.
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Forget about the beach! This past weekend, Northwestern students and Evanston residents enjoyed the warm weather by getting their hands dirty while planting trees in Elliot Park. Story by Leta Dickinson.
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This Week on Earth — sinking land in the Bay Area, the unequal impacts of climate change on different genders, and the threat of running out of drinking water in Bangalore, by Luodan Rojas.
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Love your dog so much you’d clone it? Barbra Streisand did exactly that. This Week on Earth also saw an early spring in the arctic and a colony of penguins visible from space, by Luodan Rojas.
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Banning plastic straws in the U.K., a more sustainable Olympics, and microplastics found in deepwater fish. Catch up on what you’ve missed with This Week on Earth, by Luodan Rojas.
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This Week on Earth: California’s unsuccessful efforts to invigorate the white seabass population, the decline of orangutans in Boreno, and the problematic transition to clean energy in China. By Luodan Rojas.
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