Posts
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Meet the Woman Pioneering Sustainable Change in Fashion
Maxine Bédat advocates for improved transparency and sustainability goals within the apparel industry.
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Environmental Sustainability and Consumption
The best way to achieve environmental sustainability is to develop a circular economy with services and products that have the least possible impact on the environment. Attacking consumption is futile and a waste of effort.
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Army Veteran and Environmental Advocate: A Sustainability Science Student’s Journey to Columbia
Olivia Colton reflects on her experience in the military and how it connects with her education in environmental conservation.
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All in the Family: One Environmental Science and Policy Student’s Path to Columbia
Clarisa Marambio, a soon-to-be graduate of the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program, discusses her upbringing in Chile and how her two older sisters helped shape her interest in sustainability.
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In New Jersey’s Ancient Rocks, Hunting for Clues to a 2024 Earthquake
Geologists are combing the New Jersey countryside for signs of earthquakes past and present.
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Columbia Beautiful Planet 2024
Each year, we honor Earth Day by sharing some amazing photos celebrating the beauty and magic of our planet from our campuses to the far corners of the world as captured by the Columbia community.
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Plugging the Leak on Laundry Pollution
Laundry is the biggest source of microplastic fibers in our waterways. These Columbia researchers are working on a solution.
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Regulating Air Toxics from Petrochemical Plants
We need to end performative and ideological regulatory debates and strive for effective regulation that protects the public while encouraging innovation.
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Why New Yorkers Long for the Natural World
Why are we so disconnected from nature? Ecologist Carl Safina explores this issue in a lecture and new book about owls.
