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Sustainability

New waste bins in student residences are part of the Zero Waste Plan

University News

A Bold New Plan to Reduce the University’s Waste

March 4, 2021

A photo of a snow covered highway in The Woodlands, Texas. Only one or two cars are visible on the road.

Earth & Environment

Texas Deep Freeze Is a Reminder That Bad Weather Is Getting Worse

February 23, 2021

A photo of Joe Biden signing climate legislation at a desk in front of Vice President Kamala Harris and another administration officials

Environmental Policy

Three Key Takeaways from President Biden’s Rapid Movement on Climate Policy

January 29, 2021

A composite of headshots (from left to right) of Catherine Klapperich, Uday Pal, and Stefan Hofmann

Research Accolades

Meet BU’s Newest AAAS Fellows

January 28, 2021

A photo of a wind turbine in front of Boston's skyline

Climate Change

The State’s Most Ambitious-Ever Climate Bill Is Still on the Table—Here’s What’s at Stake

January 26, 2021

A photo of a truck approaching a fracking rig

Fracking

What Is Biden’s Stance on Fracking?

December 9, 2020

Photo of two large white wind turbines in South Dakota. Black angus cows are seen grazing in a field in the foreground.

Sustainability

BU-Supported Wind Farm Now Up and Generating Clean Electricity

December 1, 2020

Light blue graphic for the “Sustainability Innovation Seed Grant Program” hosted by Boston University Sustainability and Innovate@BU. The graphic has a hand-drawn style and depicts a building, a cyclists, and people in yellow observing a raised bed garden.

Sustainability & Innovation

Seed Grants Awarded for Podcasts, Art Projects, and Energy Harnessing Initiatives

November 25, 2020

A photo of water buffalo grazing

Wetlands

When Wildlife, Politics, and Morals Collide

November 5, 2020

Aerial view of a great white shark chasing a black seal off the shore of a Cape Cod beach

White Sharks

White Sharks Are Here to Stay in New England

September 25, 2020

A photo of a wind turbine with a crane working on it

Wind Power

COVID-19 Hasn’t Slowed Progress of BU-Supported Wind Farm to Curb Climate Change

June 15, 2020

A photo of fishing boats out for skrei cod in the arctic sea

Sustainable Oceans

How the Past Can Guide Our Stewardship of Tomorrow’s Sustainable Oceans

May 28, 2020

A photo of Dorchester including a wind turbine

Climate Change & Coronavirus

In Boston, COVID-19 and Climate Change Are Hitting the Same Communities the Hardest

April 22, 2020

A photo of the Earth from space

Earth

BU Celebrates Earth Day Remotely This Year

April 21, 2020

An aerial photo of Boston

Air Pollution & COVID-19

No, it’s Not Your Imagination, the Air in Boston is Cleaner

April 16, 2020

A photo of smokestacks spouting smoke

Sustainable Energy & COVID-19

Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Slow The Global Shift to Renewable Energy?

April 2, 2020

A photo of Wiley Hundertmark (CAS’20) with his research equipment

Sustainable Landscaping

Making Green Space Even Greener at BU

March 18, 2020

Two bamboo toothbrushes in a water glass over a seafoam green-blue background

University News

Bamboo Toothbrushes? Reusable Plates? Zero Plastic? How to Make BU More Sustainable

February 18, 2020

Strategy & Innovation

Activist and Consumerism Critic Annie Leonard to Speak at BU

February 14, 2020

Jay M. Cashman poses for a photo on his island off Chatham, Mass.

Entrepreneurship

Power Up

January 15, 2020

Power Up