Last year, Emory University received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an on-campus prototype for an anaerobic digester (AD). This technology can turn food waste into biogas (renewable energy) and … Continue Reading →
From Table to Farm – Anaerobic Digestion Workshop: Environmental Justice and AD Speakers
Last year, Emory University received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an on-campus prototype for an anaerobic digester (AD). This technology can turn food waste into biogas (renewable energy) and … Continue Reading →
Drifting Through the Plastics Crisis: Plastics and Environmental Justice
By Nithya Narayanaswamy, rising junior at Emory College and Co-Founder of Plastic Free Emory. “Do you ever feel, like a plastic bag, Drifting through the wind, Wanting to start again?” … Continue Reading →
“Achieving Equitable Development for Communities” – EPA Environmental Justice Webinar
Members of the Emory community are invited to to attend the second in a series of five virtual environmental justice webinars on Thursday, June 24, 2021, from 6:00 – 8:30 pm EST. The topic … Continue Reading →
Alumni Env. Network: Conversations on Env. Justice + Inclusion
Join the Emory Alumni Environmental Network (EAEN) for a special super Emory Civic Dinner conversation on environmental justice with Dr. Na’Taki Osbourne Jelks 02PH!
Global and Local Women Leading Decades of Climate Action
By: Kristin Kuwada, Communications & Marketing Intern, Office of Sustainability Initiatives During Women’s History and Climate Awareness Month, we are humbly learning about the work of less often recognized, seasoned … Continue Reading →
Women at the Center of Pivotal Moments in Sustainability and Climate Action History
By Clare McCarthy, General Sustainability Intern, Office of Sustainability Initiatives During this Climate Awareness and Women’s History Month, OSI is highlighting some of the many determined women who have made … Continue Reading →
Toxic Waste, Clean Water, and Race: Commemorating Foundational Black Leadership of the Environmental Justice Movement
By Clare McCarthy, General Sustainability Intern, Office of Sustainability Initiatives Throughout the majority of American history, environmental and racial issues have been perceived as existing in separate spheres. This understanding … Continue Reading →
Remembering Mayor Carl B. Stokes for Bringing National Attention to Water Quality and Environmental Justice
By: Rachel Musetti, General Sustainability Intern, Office of Sustainability Initiatives The Cuyahoga River begins in northeastern Geauga County, Ohio and continues into Akron, running both south and west, before turning … Continue Reading →
Emory Climate Talk Presents Dr. Robert Bullard
Dr. Robert Bullard, the father of environmental justice, joins Emory Climate Talks for a conversation on Tuesday, December 1, at 12 p.m. EST. Robert D. Bullard is often described as the … Continue Reading →