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STOP Fall 2022 Reflections
“One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone”― bell hooks At the end of last year’s Students Taking on Oil & Petrochemicals (STOP) fellowship, our team went through a...
Top 10 Zero Waste Campuses in 2022
Macalester students running a local produce pop-up, "MacShare" Today, we are excited to release the second annual list of Top 10 Zero Waste Campuses in the United States (as assessed by PLAN’s Atlas Zero Waste Certification® Program)! Last year, when we released...
FY9 Impact Report
The 2021-22 academic year represented a return to campus life for many students. It was the first academic year since 2018-19 that was not defined by major campus shut downs across the country. We saw momentum returning to campus organizing and student groups...
Microplastic Pollution: Another Emerging Threat With Ominous Parallels to DDT
by Ian Nelson My name is Ian Nelson, and I am a junior chemistry major at Bethany College. I love the sciences; from a young age I have always asked the “why” questions about the natural world and found the answers fascinating. I grew up in an old coal...
STOP Spring 2022 In Review
Another Students Taking on Oil & Petrochemicals (STOP) update incoming from our STOP Coordinator, Rachael! We’re quickly approaching the end of our STOP cohort this year, and I feel so lucky to have been able to work with this awesome group of students. Over the...
Celebrating Our Student Network
Cover image from Beyond Waste Student Summits in early 2020 Despite another year of uncertainty, students have persevered and demonstrated immense flexibility. We are beyond impressed with all that has been accomplished this year, and honored to share two profiles of...
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