Happy Earth Day!
As environmental Buffs may know, this year鈥檚 celebration is extra special, as it鈥檚 the 50th anniversary of the annual event, which was first celebrated in 1970. Head to the CU Boulder Environmental Center鈥檚 website to see how our campus is celebrating virtually.听
CMCI has long been a hub of environmentally-focused research, reporting, outreach and creative work. This work takes place through several of our centers and initiatives, including the Center for Environmental Journalism, which has facilitated in-depth environmental reporting since its establishment in 1992; , which provides increased coverage of Western water issues; the Grand Challenge-funded Nature, Environment, Science and Technology Studio for the Arts (NEST), which combines aesthetic practices and scientific research; and the Center for Communication and Democratic Engagement, which includes focuses on climate justice and community engagement, and more. Throughout the college, we鈥檙e proud of our multimedia storytellers, reporters, researchers and activists working to create awareness, engagement and positive change.听
Here鈥檚 our top 10 Earth Day reads鈥撯�搃n order of publication date鈥撯�揻eaturing CMCI students, faculty, fellows and staff.听
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Earlier this month, Department of Communication Associate Professor Phaedra Pezzullo co-hosted the webinar "Power Dialog: Climate Solutions for Colorado," which featured remarks from Gov. Jared Polis. You can still watch a , or read the top five takeaways, written by alumnus and CU science writer Kelsey Simpkins (MJour鈥�18). You can also read about Pezzullo鈥檚 work with CU鈥檚 Just Transition Collaborative in our CMCI Now story, 鈥�#笔辞飞别谤别诲叠测罢丑别笔别辞辫濒别.鈥� (March 30, 2020)
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In this piece for the Colorado Sun, CEJ Scripps Fellow Sharon Udasin between the city of Denver and San Luis, Mexico, in their efforts to both restore the Colorado River鈥檚 flow and create greenspaces to connect the two cities. (Feb. 24, 2020)
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As actors like Joaquin Phoenix, Jane Fonda and Leonardo DiCaprio continue to speak out about a range of climate issues, Department of Media Studies Scholar-in-Residence Hunter Vaughan says their own industry takes a massive toll on the environment. Check out this CU Boulder Today article by Lisa Marshall鈥撯�揅U鈥檚 senior science writer and a master鈥檚 student in the Department of Journalism鈥撯�搕o learn why Vaughan says that pollution may be 鈥淗ollywood鈥檚 Dirtiest Secret.鈥� (Jan 27, 2020)
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This year, former CEJ Scripps Fellow David Mayfield鈥檚 project, as the world鈥檚 largest environmental survey. Read about it in this CEJ article by Julia Barnes, a master鈥檚 student in the Department of Journalism. (Feb. 14, 2020)
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While reporting for KGNU, Department of Journalism master鈥檚 student Alejandra Wilcox where she spoke with Water Commissioner Scott Hummer, who is responsible for overseeing water usage amid increasingly tight regulations. (Dec. 18, 2019)
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In this longform piece for , former Scripps Fellow Stephen Miller examined the tension between Arizona鈥檚 growing aridity and the economic forces its farmers are enduring because of it. (Nov. 12, 2019)
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Scripps Fellow Antonia Juhasz shined a spotlight on the activism and racial inequalities in 鈥淐ancer Alley,鈥� a toxic 85-mile stretch in Louisiana lined with petrochemical facilities. (Oct. 23, 2019)
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Writing for , former Scripps Fellow Peter Brannen argued forcefully against calling the age in which we live 鈥渢he anthropocene鈥濃�撯�揳 term coined by scientists to describe the geological time humans have inhabited, and re-shaped, the earth. (Aug. 13, 2019)
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Here in Boulder, alumna Moe Clark (MJour鈥�19), now a reporter at the Colorado Sun, at the National Center for Atmospheric Research is one of many in a nationwide network scientists are using to measure the effects of ground-level ozone. (Aug. 12, 2019)
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While reporting for Mongabay, former Scripps Fellow and current CMCI Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team member Chris Lett explored how In addition to writing and reporting this longform piece, Lett contributed photos of Ethiopian women carrying huge bundles of fuelwood on their backs. (March 20, 2019)
听Bonus! Last year, Department of Communication PhD student and fellow graduate students Robert Buehler and Mathew Sharples collaborated with NEST to create a Campus Field Guide. Today, in hopes that people can use it to explore their own backyards. (April 22, 2020)
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