…combined efforts from both Republicans and Democrats in order to politically recognize and mitigate climate change—after all, everyone will be affected by climate change, regardless of political affiliation.” Hammond, who is majoring in water science and minoring in environmental humanities, said she first learned about the CCL last winter when…
Three years ago, the City of Ashland collaborated with Northland College to have researchers and students collect water samples, test for E. coli at city beaches, and post advisories when necessary. But one year into the project, said Professor Randy Lehr, researchers noted that the science alone was not enough….
…overall, fourteenth among undergraduate colleges, and first in Wisconsin. “Faculty, staff, and students live the College’s environmental mission every day, thinking about how our actions will advance sustainability in all forms—food, water, energy, stewardship, development, diversity, and social justice,” Grinnell said. Sierra annually evaluates schools on a broad range of…
…Earth Day launched the “environmental decade of the 1970s” producing the bulk of today’s environmental laws with the passage of 28 pieces of federal legislation, such as the Endangered Species Act and muscular amendments to the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts. States, counties and municipalities were also moved to…
…relies on extractive and toxic methods at each stage in the garment’s life—from the water and pesticides used in cotton farming, the toxic dyes used in manufacturing, the amount of waste from discarded raw materials and clothing, to the social costs of cheap labor,” Weglarz said. The Weglarz sisters make…
