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| Research Recap: A Chemistry grad works in cancer care, research on local herring populations and publication for Behavioral Neuroscience students | |||
| Dean of College of the Environment Campus Interviews set for April | |||
| Soot is accelerating snow melt in popular parts of Antarctica, a study finds | Soot pollution is accelerating climate-driven melting in Antarctica, a new study suggests, raising questions about how to protect the delicate continent from the increasing number of humans who want to visit. Researchers estimate that soot, or black carbon, pollution in the most popular… |
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| Western's environmental college moves on, but name debate lingers | In an era of deep examination of the ways institutional racism has shaped U.S. social structures, name-change controversies have become almost as common on university campuses as term papers. They follow a common pattern: inquiry, discovery, protest, argument and resolution, often resulting in a… |
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| What is black carbon? The latest way humans are causing changes in Antarctica | here are few places on Earth that humans haven't mucked up with the that comes from our … |
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| Applications open for Western's summer Sustainability Pathways fellowship program in the Methow Valley | |||
| Epic Floods in Pacific Northwest Revive a Long-Running Dispute Over How to Manage a River | In November, when a string of catastrophic storms hit the Pacific Northwest, the Nooksack River flooded, submerging farming communities in both the US and Canada. Cows were swept away, and farmers raced to save them on boats and jet skis. By the time the waters subsided, thousands of farmers and… |
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| This new climate change solution could be tested on Whatcom, Skagit farms | A new tool to fight climate change is coming to rural Whatcom and Skagit counties. But the planet isn’t the only one that stands to benefit — farmers could see healthier soil and more productive fields. The Whatcom-based organization Kulshan Carbon Trust is launching a pilot program in… |
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| State pauses logging of this 130-year-old forest near Nooksack River in Whatcom County | Planned logging of a more than century-old forest near the Nooksack River’s Middle Fork has been paused, according to a Friday, Jan. 28, email the state Department of Natural Resources sent to community members who had contacted the agency regarding the sale. The nearly 89-acre “Upper… |
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| Environmental Career and Internship Fair set for Feb. 9 |