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2026
UConn Student to Continue Legacy of Environmental Stewardship | UConn Today | Sept. 17, 2026
How Pranav Hooda’s Leadership Skills Sprang From Project Earth | Duke Today | Sept. 16, 2026
College of Ag Sciences student selected for environmental leadership fellowship | Penn State | Sept. 2, 2026
Springsong Museum will celebrate Rachel Carson’s lifework | Business Monthly | Aug. 31, 2026
OPEN LETTER: Over 100 organisations call on new Government AI Minister: “Please don’t Partner with Drax on tree-burning data centres” | Biofuelwatch | Aug. 20, 2026
Undergraduate Alexandre Massip earned a national environmental fellowship | Pittwire | Aug. 13, 2026
Rachel Carson’s Sense of Wonder | Arts Council of Greater New Haven | Aug. 11, 2026
As America Goes Paperless, Loggers See Hope in Biofuel | Lancaster Farming | Aug. 10, 2026
Paving Mount Prospect Park betrays everyday New Yorkers | Brooklyn Eagle | Aug. 10, 2026
Copenhagen Central grad, environmentalist weaves her way to Norway | Europe Says | Aug. 9, 2026
Copenhagen Central grad, environmentalist weaves her way to Norway | Bytes Europe | Aug. 9, 2026
Copenhagen Central grad, environmentalist weaves her way to Norway | Watertown Daily Times | Aug. 8, 2026
Two Trinity Students Receive National Environmental Leadership Fellowships | Trinity College News | July 21, 2026
Rachel Carson Council to mayor: ‘Strongly opposes’ construction on Brooklyn’s Mount Prospect Park | Brooklyn Daily Eagle | July 8, 2026
Cheryl Kimball’s Nature Talks: The special talents of the thrush family of birds | New Hampshire Union Leader | July 3, 2026
The Quiet Push to Shield Pesticide Makers From Lawsuits | The Good Men Project | June 18, 2026
The quiet push to shield pesticide makers from lawsuits | Vitamin Rush | June 10, 2026
Supreme Court showdown could strip pesticide lawsuit routes | Misryoum Global News | June 9, 2026
The quiet push to shield pesticide makers from lawsuits | Grist | June 9, 2026
From George Mason to Capitol Hill: How environmental policy training shaped one graduate’s path | George Mason University | May 29, 2026
From the classroom to Capitol Hill: A&S students become environmental advocates in Washington, D.C. | Vanderbilt University College of Arts & Sciences | May 12, 2026
From Participant to Guide: Finding My Voice on the Hill | U.S. Climate Action Network | May 11, 2026
Move-out season reveals mounting dorm waste and sustainability challenges | The Daily Iowan | May 5, 2026
Urban Environmental Science in Practice: Avery Sands on Research, Advocacy, and the Marcuss Fellowship | Trinity College News | April 24, 2026
NC wood pellet industry put under microscope on Wilmington cruise | AOL News | April 23, 2026
Wood pellets, environmental justice focus of Cape Fear River cruise | StarNews Online | April 23, 2026
NC wood pellet industry put under microscope on Wilmington cruise | Yahoo News | April 23, 2026
NC wood pellet industry put under microscope on Wilmington cruise | Wilmington StarNews | April 23, 2026
Wood pellets, environmental justice focus of Cape Fear River cruise | Yahoo News | April 23, 2026
Understand the scope of environmental injustice on Earth Day | The Invading Sea | April 22, 2026
From Scripps to the Senate: Margaret Kaneb ’29 Advocates for Environmental Reform | Scripps College News | April 20, 2026
Commentary: Understand the scope of environmental injustice on Earth Day | Orlando Sentinel | April 19, 2026
This Is What a Winning Climate Movement Looks Like | Mother Jones | April 15, 2026
Pomona Students Participate in Environmental Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. | Pomona College News | April 8, 2026
Student represents University of Miami at National Environmental Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. | The Miami Hurricane | April 7, 2026
How the Rachel Carson museum is making its mark years before it opens | The Baltimore Banner | April 7, 2026
Sustainable development students advocate for environmental policies in Congress | The Appalachian | April 6, 2026
Vanderbilt students selected for national environmental advocacy day in Washington, D.C. | The Vanderbilt Hustler | April 3, 2026
Catawba College Students Join National Environmental Advocacy Effort on Capital Hill | Catawba News | March 30, 2026
March is Women’s History Month | Northern Connection Magazine | March 1, 2026
Rachel Carson Council brings new opportunities to Shepherd University students | The Picket | February 27, 2026
US government ignites fury with ocean rule change that could cause $billions in damage | Newsbreak | February 6, 2026
Shepherd University Joins the Rachel Carson Campus Network | Shepherd University News | January 29, 2026
Letter From 1,025 Organizations Asks Congress to Halt Funds for ICE and Border Patrol | Amnesty International | January 27, 2026
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks: 144 Organizations Urge Interior Department to Reject Massive Offshore Drilling Expansion | The Sierra Sun Times | January 27, 2026
Seaver College Student Belle Li Awarded Rachel Carson Council National Environmental Leadership Fellowship | Seaver College News | January 21, 2026
2025
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks: 88 Conservation Groups Warn ESA Rollbacks Would Weaken Protections and Push Birds Closer to Extinction | The Sierra Sun Times | December 29, 2025
10 Things I’m Hearing, Learning, and Loving About Rollins | Rollins Alumni & Supporters | December 15, 2025
Commemorating the life and work of Rachel Carson | Wiley Online Library | December 3, 2025
Major Economies Spent Almost $250 Billion on Subsidies for Burning Biomass | Ethical Marketing News | November 16, 2025
Major Economies Spent Almost $250 Billion on Subsidies for Burning Biomass, new BAN report finds | Environmental Paper Network | October 20, 2025
We are the Environment: Silent Spring’s Enduring Wisdom | Borrowed & Returned, Bklyn Public Library | October 14, 2025
An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations | Human Rights Watch | October 8, 2025’
Climate Policy and Economic Impact | The New Republic | September 23, 2025
Lecture honors Rachel Carson’s legacy | The Miscellany News | September 18, 2025
16 fellowships to advance your career in 2025 | Trellis | August 27, 2025
Trinity Student Receives National Recognition for Urban Pond Research | Trinity College News | August 25, 2025
Looking Back and Looking Forward | Environmental Paper Network | August 19, 2025
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Joins Over 260 Organizations in Opposing Elimination of National Park Service (NPS) Community Assistance Programs | The Sierra Sun Times | July 17, 2025
OPINION: By limiting environmental review, Supreme Court puts development ahead of communities | The Hill | July 8, 2025
Students Advocate For Environmental Justice On Capitol Hill | Stonybrook University News | May 7, 2025
Cartooning for Environmental Advocacy | St. Mary’s College of Maryland News | March 14, 2025