When the Stars Disappear

When the Stars Disappear

by Mae Stockton | Nov 28, 2025 | In My Town, Perspectives, Student Dispatch

Light pollution not only disrupt the darkness, it affects our health, and the behaviour — and survival — of wildlife. Every summer, once school lets out, my family and I rush up to the cottage to escape the sticky heat of the  city to cool down by the lake. We...
The Smoke That Erased the Neighbours

The Smoke That Erased the Neighbours

by Rania Ali | Nov 28, 2025 | Ideas & Inspiration, In My Town, Perspectives, Student Dispatch

Air pollution has become the new normal for student Rania Ali’s community. But instead of resigning herself to the impacts on her health, life, and education, she is pushing back. Read her call for change. Every year, for the last 10 years or so, there comes one...
The Dying of the Light

The Dying of the Light

by Ethan Smallwood | Oct 31, 2025 | Ideas & Inspiration, Perspectives, Student Dispatch

On seeing (and not seeing) the Milky Way Student Ethan Smallwood delivered this speech about the night sky as his culmination of the Climate Leadership Retreat in Martha’s Vineyard in July 2025. Read about our upcoming retreats in California and Martha’s...
What Wildlife Lives in Your Backyard?

What Wildlife Lives in Your Backyard?

by Ethan Maday | Mar 12, 2025 | In My Town, Perspectives, Student Dispatch

How trail cameras opened my eyes to the animals all around us. Ever since getting my first trail camera I was fascinated. Every day before school, I would rush out to my motion-activated camera and check to see what had passed by the night before. From its perch on a...
This Teacher’s Career is a Masterclass in Sharing an Ecological Mindset

This Teacher’s Career is a Masterclass in Sharing an Ecological Mindset

by Jacinta Wangari | Jan 31, 2025 | My Green Job, Perspectives

With decades of dedication, Deb Harrison mentors students in sustainability, inspiring a whole generation of environmental advocates. Deb Harrison is the Environmental Action Club (EAC) advisor at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, MA. The EAC is one of Nobles’...
How a DC High School Teacher Connects Students to Sustainability

How a DC High School Teacher Connects Students to Sustainability

by Sheridan Feldman | Jan 29, 2025 | My Green Job, Perspectives

High school science teacher Lauren Williams is taking action in her community to educate students on sustainability and how to be stewards of the environment. Lauren Williams is the chair of the science department and anatomy teacher at Duke Ellington School of the...
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    by Rania Ali
    November 28, 2025
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    October 31, 2025
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