by April Wendling | Jan 21, 2021 | Energy Futures, Environmental Justice
By Gwenna Heidkamp On a balmy summer day in early July, a few friends and I rented kayaks and moseyed our way down the Middle Fork of the Vermillion River, enjoying Illinois’ only officially designated national scenic river. As hawks circled overhead, small fish...
by April Wendling | Jan 14, 2021 | Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, Memoir
By Maria Maring After the passing of legendary folk singer/songwriter John Prine in April 2020, I found myself revisiting his songs in memoriam. Prine’s music was the soundtrack of my childhood. My entire family are musicians, and they played Prine classics like...
by April Wendling | Jan 14, 2021 | Corporate Sustainability, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, Opinion/Editorial
By Jennifer Coronel Conscious of their environmental impact, consumers have increasingly sought out sustainable alternatives to everyday products and services. According to a global survey by Nielsen, researchers found that 81 percent of consumers expected...
by April Wendling | Jan 13, 2021 | Q&A
By Anneli Cers Public health microbiologist Joan Rose has spent her career tracking pathogens in water, from Escherichia coli to the COVID-19 virus. The 2016 recipient of the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize took an interest in microbiology early in her...
by April Wendling | Jan 13, 2021 | Energy Futures, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, The Human Footprint
By Peter Davis If you’re like most people, you care a great deal about the fine print on products you buy. You might prefer foods with easily pronounceable ingredients rather than indecipherable lists of chemicals. You might go out of your way to buy fair-trade and...
