Environment

California’s New Climate Chief

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T15:28:02-0500

Recently, Lauren Sanchez ’11 was sworn in as the chair of the California Air Resources Board by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Treasure in Trash

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T14:26:53-0500

Tik Root ’12 reports on Grist.org on a new study that found that the U.S. discards critical minerals in mine waste every year, including enough lithium to power 10 million electric vehicles.

Landscape of Empty Coal Wagons

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T14:26:35-0500

Alexandra Fuller ’99 recently opened Abandon, an art installation that explores the relationship between coal mining and the landscape in the American West.

How to Sustain Movements

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T14:26:30-0500

Climate activist and 350.org cofounder May Boeve ’06.5 interviews changemakers about social movements on the podcast How We Build This.

Tree Food

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T13:08:10-0500

In her new book, Feed Us with Trees, writer and environmental advocate Elspeth Hay ’07 invites readers to rediscover the nourishing relationship between people and nut trees.

Climate Resilience for African Businesses

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T12:59:07-0500

Afrotech profiled Jo Opot ’05, the founding director of an impact fund that invests primarily in women-led businesses that offer climate-forward solutions.

Bread Loaf Undammed

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T12:58:02-0500

Nearly 90 years ago, Middlebury built a 25-foot-high dam over a creek in Ripton to help supply drinking water to the Bread Loaf campus.

To Face a Melting Glacier

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T12:54:46-0500

In the shadow of shrinking glaciers, Adina Racoviteanu ’00 works with local scientists and communities to build understanding and strengthen their ability to manage growing risks, such as water shortages and sudden floods.

Mind and Nature

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-06-02T17:11:16-0400

Nick Vail ’02 shared how his time at an environmental education camp during high school led to his current work leading meditation retreats in nature.

150 Years Revisited

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-03-26T15:19:38-0400

The New York Times followed geology professor Jeff Munroe on a backpacking research trip into the Uinta Mountains of Utah to recreate a series of photographs made in 1870 by the U.S. Geological Survey.