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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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A screenshot of the Lunch & Learn: How to Grow Your Green Lab event.

‘How to Grow Your Green Lab’: Pitt’s detailed approach to sustainability

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer • February 14, 2025

The University of Pittsburgh Office of Sustainability hosted a Zoom webinar on Wednesday afternoon titled “How to Grow Your Green Lab.” The meeting aimed to inform Pitt students, faculty and staff...

A lanternfly swatter in Roc’s mouth.

Pitt biology professor discusses declining lanternfly population

By Adrienne Cahillane, Contributing Editor • September 30, 2024
Students and Professor David Outomuro feel that there are less lanternflies in Pittsburgh than in previous years.
A bee interacts with a flower.

Pitt Sustainability celebrates Pollinator Month

By Jordan Kooper, Staff Writer • June 26, 2024
Pitt Sustainability celebrated Pollinator Month this June to raise awareness for the bees, butterflies and other animals that are essential to the reproductive process for many plants. The University has held numerous events on campus to highlight the importance of this natural process.
Opinion | Nature can reclaim — but only if we let it

Opinion | Nature can reclaim — but only if we let it

By Grace DeLallo, Assiatant Opinions Editor • April 5, 2023
Nature has always given us the necessary pieces to make life livable, yet in how we live our modern lives, we are making our planet unlivable.
Pitt’s Office of Sustainability provided a list of COVID-safe ways to celebrate Earth Day this year — such as guided hikes and park cleanups — with different community organizations, while also providing educational resources so people can both celebrate and learn.

Pitt hosts eco-friendly events to celebrate Earth Day, encourages sustainability

By Elizabeth Primrose, Staff Writer • April 23, 2021
Pitt’s Office of Sustainability provided a list of COVID-safe ways to celebrate Earth Day this year — such as guided hikes and park cleanups — with different community organizations, while also providing educational resources so people can both celebrate and learn.
The Green New Deal is proposed legislation that focuses on climate change and reducing economic inequality.

Opinion | Getting blue-collar workers to work for the environment may save the economy

By Ethan Tessler, Staff Columnist • September 29, 2020
The free market is failing to address climate change and
Pitt’s Office of Sustainability is located in Benedum Hall.

Sustainability Office survey to help guide future on-campus efforts

By Mary Rose O’Donnell, Assistant News Editor • April 17, 2020
The Pitt Sustainability Literacy and Culture Survey aims to evaluate the University community’s knowledge of the current sustainability efforts on campus.
Op-ed: If Pitt wants to be carbon-neutral by 2037, it must invest in land

Op-ed: If Pitt wants to be carbon-neutral by 2037, it must invest in land

By Austin Jepsky, graduate student in sustainable engineering • March 5, 2020
At the winter Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 28, Pitt made a historic commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2037. Now comes the hard part of actually figuring out how to implement this goal.
Opinion | Trump weakens environmental regulations, leaves streams and wetlands vulnerable

Opinion | Trump weakens environmental regulations, leaves streams and wetlands vulnerable

By Paige Lawler, Senior Staff Columnist • January 27, 2020
This rule — a replacement to the Waters of the United States rule that was repealed in September 2019 — is a massively inferior update to the policy it replaces and is the latest of Trump’s careless environmental policies.
Leandra Mira (left) and Sarah Hart protest for action against climate change at the Pittsburgh City-County Building every Friday.

Pittsburgh climate change activists plan for the future

By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer • January 15, 2020
Leandra Mira organized the local branch of September's Global Climate Strike, which an estimated 1,000 people attended, making it the largest climate rally ever held in Pittsburgh. Now, another large-scale protest is being planned for Earth Day.
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