Sophie Dillon, third place winner of our 2015 Emerging Environmental Writers Contest, picks up a pickaxe, plants a tree, and learns something about community in the process.
Tag: new haven
Meanwhile, in New Haven…
In her summer research, Sarah Barbo searches for links between nature and public health. These connections help make a new kind of business case for the environment: dramatic savings in health care costs.
Complications with English: A Fight for Clean Power and Clean Air
In 2001, an effort to restart a New Haven power plant while cleaning the city’s air stalled in litigation. It took another decade and myriad lawsuits until a serious proposal to improve New Haven’s air quality once again took to the fore, found traction, and became reality. So, what happened?