Settler colonial policies aimed at prohibiting Indigenous controlled burnings have left dry land throughout California ripe for powerful wildfires.
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Stay informed about the environment this election! Lily Zufall breaks down the climate policies of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris so you know who to vote for.
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Editor Lula Fox reveals the environmental devastation wrought by Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip.
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Author Lindsey Nickel breaks down the climate policies of the Trump and Biden administrations to find out which president is really better for the environment.
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This article by Rachel Yoon delves into the paradox of sustainability in pregnancy products, highlighting the exploitation of maternal anxieties by companies through greenwashing tactics.
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Northwestern offers a wide range of environmental-related courses. With such a varied and vast course list, it can be hard to determine what environmental classes are the best ones to take. The wide range of factors to consider like workload, professor teaching style, and content make narrowing down the list difficult even with CTECs. I’ll be discussing some characteristics of these classes and my personal experiences with them.
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Cancel culture, which once started as a movement of accountability, has overgrown into a mangled mess of self-censorship, perfectionism, and fear of speaking out. Due to this dynamic, I’ve personally noticed an increase in inauthentic online environmental activism in hopes of self-preservation, of being “on the right side,” even if they don’t know or really care about what they're posting.
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“Internet vegans”, social media influencers who create platforms promoting their lifestyle choices, argue that eating any animal products is immoral, and only by going vegan can someone truly be environmentally conscious. While many vegans do not share these views, the rhetoric of these extreme vegans who argue that non-vegans are immoral is extremely problematic for a wide range of reasons. Hannah Dembosky shares her opinion.
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To most people, especially college students, adopting a completely zero-waste lifestyle seems next to impossible. Fortunately, Danielle Johnson shares that the best way to do zero-waste is to do it ‘imperfectly,’ provided that more people start doing it. Find out why in her newest ECOpinion.
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Congressman Ryan Zinke is a mixed bag when it comes to his prospects as a wilderness advocate. Ginny Ip takes a closer look at his track record and what his leadership might mean.
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