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Yale students Emilia Oliva '24 and Alexa Loste '24
October 26, 2022
Alexa Loste ‘24 and Emilia Oliva ‘24 started Common Closet to combat the “fast fashion” industry and create an equitable way for Yale students to purchase clothes.
Photo of students touring Yale Farm
October 13, 2022
Celebrate Sustainability week 2022 brought together hundreds of Yale community members with a shared desire to build a more sustainable campus and planet. At more than 30...
September 27, 2022
Interested in planting trees on campus, learning more about clean energy, or taking some time to practice yoga in nature? After two years of Covid-related interruptions,...
How it Works: Sustainability at Yale
September 19, 2022
The impacts of climate change are accelerating, and so is Yale’s plan for meeting the moment. The University has ambitious plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions,...
A photo of Yale University students on campus
September 15, 2022
As part of Yale’s intensified commitment to generate zero carbon emissions by 2050, announced last year, the university this summer introduced a revamped Yale Carbon Charge....
September 14, 2022
Sara Smiley Smith is an enthusiastic and tireless advocate for sustainability at Yale.
A photo of volunteers from Urban Resources Initiative planting a tree in New Haven
August 15, 2022
As heat waves turn cities into sweltering ovens, tree shade has become a critical tool to mitigate climate change—and Yale is working to promote a healthy tree canopy on...