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Slow down and resist fast fashion

TikTok keeps telling me to buy more clothes. The planet is begging me to stop.

Mika Chipana, Contributing Writer • March 3, 2022

As an infrequent user of social media, I dedicate one evening a week to a guilty pleasure: mindlessly scrolling through TikTok. Recently, a video claiming to predict spring and...

The Significant Climate Impact of the USMCA

With the likely implementation of the USMCA in North America, it is important to understand its disastrous effects on the environment.

Jun Sung, Opinion Editor • January 31, 2020

On Jan. 29, President Trump signed into law the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, a free trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada that builds upon the...

On Bodies of Trash

A counter-archive of the cast away trash in the city.

Marva Shi, Deputy Multimedia Editor • December 5, 2019

Former EPA Administrator Speaks at NYU

Jared Peraglia, Contributing Writer • October 1, 2018

Former EPA Director Gina McCarthy spoke at an event hosted by NYU School of Law's Institute for Policy Integrity about how law and sustainability intersect.

NYU Feels Climate Change in Wild Winter

Laura Rubio, Staff Writer • March 27, 2017

While some NYU students are enjoying the warm weather, this rise in temperature is bringing the heat to discuss climate change, especially for NYU community members involved in such conversations.

Universities Need to Work to Reduce Climate Change

WSN Editorial Board • March 9, 2017

With climate change's effects becoming more apparent and E.P.A. Chief Scott Pruitt's denying that climate change is tied to carbon dioxide emissions, it is now more important than ever that NYU students continue their efforts to fight climate change in any way they can.