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
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
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This rule — a replacement to the Waters of the United States rule that was repealed in September 2019 — is a massively inferior update to the policy it replaces and is the latest of Trump’s careless environmental policies.
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.
Editorial | Climate change denial is an economic and environmental failure
By Pitt News Editorial Board
August 29, 2019
It’s likely that even older generations will have to face the financial burdens of denying climate change, especially with these loosening regulations.
Community airs pollution concerns at Strassburger’s listening session
By Emily Wolfe, Contributing Editor
June 27, 2019
Each speaker was given three minutes at the microphone. They touched on a variety of issues, including electric busing and the Clairton Coke Works plant.
Editorial | Pennsylvania politicians need to take Clairton pollution seriously
By Pitt News Editorial Board
June 18, 2019
We place trust in these politicians to protect us, and their refusal to acknowledge the health and environmental violations is doing the opposite.
Eating to help the environment
By Emily Pinigis, Staff Columnist
November 13, 2018
A recent U.N. report on climate change shows we have only a couple of decades before we feel the serious effects of global warming. It’s more crucial now than ever to make environmentally conscious decisions — and those start on your plate.
SGB debate funding for student event
By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer
February 14, 2018
During Student Government Board’s weekly public meeting Tuesday night, the board had its first divided vote of the 2017-2018 school year. Executive Vice President Zuri Kent-Smith and board member Ami Fall opposed the funding of the Students for Liberty and Engineering Business Administration event, ...
When environmental groups overstep, progress halts
By Brian Gentry | Columnist
December 6, 2017
The auditorium of Arsenal Middle School contained an eclectic mix of people Monday night. In the middle aisle, a sharply dressed younger crowd in scarves and thick-rimmed glasses conversed with representatives from environmental groups such as PennEnvironment and Lawrenceville United. Meanwhile, gruff, blue-...