The impacts of climate change are complex, intersectional, and constantly evolving. Everyone is affected. Over the past decade, we’ve gradually come to terms with life in a changing climate. Extreme … Read more
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2022 Wood Furniture Scorecard Reveals Promising Trends in Responsible Wood Sourcing
One of the greatest threats to forests is environmentally harmful and unsustainable logging practices — including illegal logging, which is an epidemic in some parts of the world. The furniture … Read more
Funding Nature-Based Solutions through FEMA’s BRIC Program
On August 1, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that 53 projects were selected as a part of the second annual Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) national competition. … Read more
How College Campuses got Creative Reducing Waste in 2021
Each year the Campus Race to Zero Waste (formerly RecycleMania) program calls for best practice case studies from campuses across the U.S. and Canada to showcase programs and strategies in … Read more
Can Cities Capture Too Much Water?
Returning items to circulation has more than one meaning at the Central Library in Austin, Texas. In addition to holding thousands of books (and seeds!), this much-celebrated community project captures … Read more
Sustainable Squires: Sustainability Education and Practice in Newburgh, Indiana
The students of Castle North Middle School (CNMS) located in Newburgh, Indiana are working hard to make their school a more sustainable place to learn and take action. Through a … Read more
4 Ways Higher Education Can Lead for Climate Action in 2017
Amidst disinformation campaigns aimed at teachers[i] and a federal retreat from domestic and international climate solutions, U.S. colleges and universities play an even more important role than ever in upholding … Read more
Great Year for Greenpoint Eco-Schools
As 2016 comes to a close, the teams of Brooklyn’s four Greenpoint Eco-Schools are celebrating a year of great progress! The dedicated team of Sustainability Coaches across PS 31, PS … Read more
