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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
Off-Third: The last straw: Dining hall paper straws turn students into climate deniers
Save the turtles — or don’t. Just give us our plastic straws back, climate-denying students say.
Naisha Roy, Deputy Opinion Editor
• March 29, 2023
Guest Essay: The demise of NYU’s sustainability major
Students in the Sustainable Urban Environments major have been left in the dark by administration, while professors are hard at work fighting to keep sustainability a part of the curriculum.
Elaine Ly
• March 10, 2023
NYU disputes Reuters claim that its power plant ‘dirtiest’ among colleges
An investigation found that an on-campus power plant is less efficient than comparable sites. The university has since challenged the findings.
Kayla Hardersen, Senior Staff Writer
• November 18, 2022
NYU: Greenhouse emissions halved by 2025, carbon neutral by 2040
NYU administrators provided updates on the university’s efforts to combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions at its second annual State of Sustainability address.
Gabriel Hawthorne, Deputy News Editor
• April 26, 2022
NYU to install 304 solar panels atop Bobst
The university will finish installing the panels by the end of the semester as part of the university’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2040.
Bella Ingber, Contributing Writer
• March 3, 2022
NYU jumps 14 places in college sustainability ranking
The university moved from No. 43 to No. 29 in The Princeton Review’s list of “Top 50 Green Colleges,” which is based on environmental sustainability surveys.
Carmo Moniz, Staff Writer
• November 23, 2021
Dishwasher disrepair disrupts dining, demands disposable dishware
Repair delays forced a switch to disposable dinnerware at dining locations on campus, NYU said. Students are unsure, though, of how to sustainably dispose of single-use items.
Carmo Moniz, Contributing Writer
• October 6, 2021
Faculty say NYU enables BlackRock’s greenwashing
NYU’s sustainability goals are under scrutiny due to the university’s association with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, a member of the NYU board of trustees whose company is accused of virtue signaling while profiting from billions in fossil fuel investments.
Ruqaiyah Zarook, Staff Writer
• September 1, 2021
Advanced TV Pilot ‘Mary and the Mob’ Blazes Trail for Sustainable Set
Showrunner and Tisch alumna Vivian Gisle and sustainability officer Bradley Sachs talk set sustainability and hopes for future Tisch and industry standards.
Fareid El Gafy, Film & TV Editor
• December 5, 2019
Vice President of Sustainability and UN Official Discuss NYU’s Carbon Footprint
Justin Wu, Staff Writer
• November 29, 2018
NYU to Open Center for Environmental and Animal Protection
Darcey Pittman, Staff Writer
• April 26, 2018
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