Environment and Climate

Protecting our planet is the most pressing issue facing humankind in the 21^st century. The actions we take now—for clean air, energy and drinking water, sustainable food and managing our natural resources—will save lives and livelihoods today and for centuries to come. Here, we tell the stories of our partner institutions and individuals who are making a difference as champions of the earth.

Girl Scout Creates Sustainable Shopping Maps to Combat Fast Fashion

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August 18, 2020

To earn her Gold Award, Sarah Kessler of Grand Rapids, Michigan, created a project promoting northern Minnesota stores that offer responsibly or locally made items and Fair Trade Certified products.

Camila Coelho Launches Line of Sustainable Beauty Products

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August 17, 2020

The popular social media influencer has developed the Elaluz brand of cosmetics using responsibly sourced ingredients from her native Brazil.

University of Montevallo's Outdoor Scholars Program Set to Grow in Fall 2020

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August 17, 2020

The program, which focuses on stewardship and wildlife conservation, also offers coursework on outdoors and the environment, among other topics.

Small Group of Volunteers Lead Charge to Get Rid of Plastic Straws in Jackson, Wyoming

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August 5, 2020

About 45 restaurants have committed to reducing or eliminating single-use plastics, with a nudge from a five-member group called Straw Free Jackson Hole.

this photo shows Byron Farnum conducting research on solar energy and solar batteries in his laboratory at Auburn University

Auburn Chemistry Professor's Research Aims to Make More Efficient Use of Solar Energy

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August 4, 2020

To improve solar batteries, Byron Farnum said he wants to "come up with new and clever ways of designing molecules so they can store more energy."

this photo shows Imari Walker Karega conducting research on microplastics in a laboratory at Duke University

Duke's Imari Walker Uses YouTube to Explain Dangers of Plastic Water Bottles in Entertaining Fashion

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July 7, 2020

Walker, a future environmental engineer, has a knack for explaining the problem of plastics in accessible terms—and for dispelling myths and misconceptions about environmental issues.

Girl Scout Creates Sustainable Shopping Maps to Combat Fast Fashion

Camila Coelho Launches Line of Sustainable Beauty Products

University of Montevallo's Outdoor Scholars Program Set to Grow in Fall 2020

Small Group of Volunteers Lead Charge to Get Rid of Plastic Straws in Jackson, Wyoming

Auburn Chemistry Professor's Research Aims to Make More Efficient Use of Solar Energy

Duke's Imari Walker Uses YouTube to Explain Dangers of Plastic Water Bottles in Entertaining Fashion

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