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Pruitt Is Gone, but the EPA Must Return to Its Mission of Protecting the Environment

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

by Mike Bryson, SUST Blog Editor The blockbuster national news of this week is the long-overdue resignation of the scandal-ridden Scott Pruitt from the US Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, July 5th, as reported by the NY Times, Inside Climate … Continue reading →

Posted in ethics, news, policy, science | 1 Comment

The Dangers of Working in Waste

Posted on February 12, 2018 by

SUST co-founder and former Roosevelt University professor Carl Zimring, now professor of sustainability studies at the Pratt Institute in NYC, published this powerful op-ed in the Friday 2/9 online edition of the NY Times. In his essay, “A Waste Worker … Continue reading →

Posted in ethics, faculty, history, news, policy, recycling, social justice, waste | 1 Comment

EPA and Dept of the Interior Excise Climate Change from Strategic Plans

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

by Mike Bryson In this new era of administrative incompetence, mendacity, and malfeasance here in these United States, two federal departments stand out for their energetic actions to roll back policies and regulations developed over the past several decades: the … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, ethics, news, parks and public land, planning, policy, pollution

We Are Still In: Roosevelt U President Ali Affirms Paris Agreement

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

by Dr. Ali Malekzadeh, President of Roosevelt University Roosevelt University recognizes our responsibility to the environment. Despite President Trump’s withdrawal . . . [on 1 June 2017] of the U.S. from the Paris Agreements, we reaffirm our commitment to national … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, ecology, education, ethics, news, policy, Roosevelt, social justice

US Abdicates Global Climate Leadership by Rejecting Paris Agreement

Posted on June 3, 2017 by

Editorial: On Thursday, 1 June 2017, President Trump announced that the US would reverse course on the historic 2015 Paris Agreement on mitigating climate change that united 195 nations with the goal of reducing global carbon emissions. In doing so, … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, ecology, economics, energy, ethics, green jobs, news, policy

Chicago’s City Buildings to be Powered by 100% Renewable Energy by 2025

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Housing Authority, Fleet and Facility Management Commissioner David Reynolds, and City Colleges of Chicago announced this past April their commitment to move their buildings’ electricity use to 100 … Continue reading →

Posted in cities, conservation, economics, energy, news

Thousands Brave Wind and Rain in People’s Climate March in Chicago on Saturday, 29 Apr 2017

Posted on April 30, 2017 by

#ClimateMarch #PeoplesClimateChi #ClimateMarchChi Editor’s Note — The text below is reprinted from Sam Charles’ article “Thousands Rally in Downtown Chicago Against Climate Change” in the Chicago Sun-Times, published online 29 Apr 2017. For local coverage of the march, also see … Continue reading →

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