Environment
![An illustration of a building with a glass exterior with green plants growing. There are two pots of green plants drawn next to the building, all against a green background. The building is N.Y.U.’s Paulson Center.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WSN_nyugreenerOPS-900x675.jpeg)
Sad in the Paulson Center? There’s a solution.
NYU’s sustainability initiatives should extend beyond reducing our carbon footprint. We should have a visually lush and verdant campus.
Derek Kamakanaaloha Soong, Identity & Equity Editor
• May 4, 2023
![A panoramic view of the greenfield at Governors Island, with the Manhattan skyline visible in the background.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ops-govisland-900x506.jpg)
Opinion: You need to be around more trees
This semester, it's time to seek out more parks and green spaces in New York City.
Abi Rivera, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 8, 2022
![NYU dining halls’ take-out packaging has accelerated plastic consumption at NYU. (Photo by Kiran Komanduri)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0509-900x598.jpg)
Opinion: NYU Eats Grab & Go should be more eco-friendly
The Grab & Go system at NYU’s dining halls creates excessive waste and must become more environmentally sustainable.
Grace Homan, Staff Writer
• February 10, 2022
![NYU Divest members sit in on the 12th floor of Bobst Library waiting to confront university administrators in 2015. (Photo by Lexi Faunce)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ops-scholl-divest.jpg)
Opinion: NYU investors must commit to sustainability
From divesting to uplifting clean energy initiatives, NYU’s board of trustees must increase the sustainability and transparency of their investment decisions.
Clara Scholl, Contributing Writer
• February 2, 2022
![To reduce the schools carbon footprint, NYU should go paperless by default. (Staff Illustration by Susan Behrends Valenzuela)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Image-from-iOS-900x675.png)
Opinion: NYU should go paperless
The return of in-person classes has brought the return of printed syllabi. NYU should take action to go paperless.
Alexandra Cohen, Staff Writer
• January 31, 2022
![The UN has done more than most realize to curb the effects of climate change. The organization is set to commence the Climate Change Conference on Oct. 31. (Photo by Camila Ceballos)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ops-ceballos-UNclimatechange-1-900x600.jpeg)
Opinion: The UN is taking substantial action against climate change
Despite climate defeatism and cynicism surrounding the U.N., the organization is making a difference in the fight for a greener future.
Camila Ceballos, Staff Writer
• October 25, 2021
![181 Mercer St., located between Bleecker and West Houston Streets, will be NYUs new multi-use building. NYU brands the building as sustainable, but the university’s board still includes members who have ties to oil and gas companies. (Staff Photo by Manasa Gudavalli)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSC_9979-2-900x600.jpg)
Opinion: NYU is using 181 Mercer for corporate greenwashing
181 Mercer Street should not distract from NYU’s failed record on climate.
Maggie Stutz, Contributing Writer
• October 20, 2021
![On Sept. 1, Hurricane Ida brought unprecedented amounts of rain to New York City and caused alarming floods. The damage has prompted more scrutiny on the citys future environmental agenda. (Staff Photo by Shaina Ahmed)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/news-flooding-900x675-1.jpeg)
Opinion: Hurricane Ida highlights need for a more comprehensive climate strategy
The historic devastation Hurricane Ida wrought upon New York underscores the urgency of investing in climate infrastructure. Eric Adams’ climate plans, which remain vague, must prioritize climate resiliency and corporate accountability.
Michelle Han, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 13, 2021
![Protestors march in Manhattan as part of a climate strike. Sustainability movements must recognize the need for intersectionality. (Staff Photo by Alexandra Chan)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/climate-strike_13alexandrachan-900x600.jpeg)
Opinion: Let’s include voices of color into the sustainability movement
The sustainability movement needs to take strides to become more intersectional and community oriented.
Batoul Saleh, Staff Writer
• May 5, 2021
![The National Grid is constructing a fracked gas-line that runs through many marginalized communities in Brooklyn. This unsustainable energy method presents a real danger to the communities in which this main runs through. (Staff Photo by Alexandra Chan)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ops-environmental-racism-alexandra-chan-900x600.jpg)
Opinion: Brooklyn’s fracked gas pipeline endangers vulnerable communities
Despite the associated health and environmental risks, the National Grid plans to build a fracked gas pipeline that runs through Brooklyn, which will hit marginalized communities the hardest. It is about time that we halt this pipeline and transition towards green energy.
Asha Ramachandran, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 26, 2021
![America needs high-speed rail](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ops-kurian-900x900.jpg)
America needs high-speed rail
The rest of the developed world is eating America’s lunch in high-speed rail. Our country needs to act by making it a central part of President Biden’s infrastructure proposal.
Kevin Kurian, Deputy Opinion Editor
• March 26, 2021
![NYU climate action must prioritize Indigenous knowledge](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Contributing-Writer-Image-1-475x369-1.jpg)
NYU climate action must prioritize Indigenous knowledge
In order to combat this climate crisis, we must rework spaces of environmental action to prioritize Indigenous knowledge.
Michelle Han, Contributing Writer
• March 24, 2021
![A purple N.Y.U. flag hangs on a building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/news-childaistudy-1200x800.jpg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
![A woman with brown hair and a blue shirt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dopico.jpeg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
![A woman dressed in red and holding a purple sign that reads NYU is Complicit in Genocide.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RallyForHesen-3-1200x800.jpg)
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024