Dave Newport of the CU Environmental Center was awarded the 2024 Environmental Legacy Award by the Green Sports Alliance for his work with CU Athletics on the department’s sustainability initiatives.
During its June meeting, the CU Board of Regents approved two new sustainability initiatives: the construction of a solar array on East Campus and an 18-building efficiency project.
Researchers at the ATLAS Institute at CU Boulder hope their DIY machine will help designers around the world experiment with making their own, sustainable fashion and other textiles from a range of natural ingredients—maybe even the chitin in crab shells or agar-agar from algae.
Professor Edith Zagona provided technical and advisory services during a U.S. Agency for International Development-sponsored visit to Armenia, where rural communities are running out of water due to uncontrolled use by fish farms and pollution caused by untreated mining tailings.
Areas with more paved roads and driveways also had lower numbers of pollinators, which are vital for the local ecosystem, a new CU Boulder study found.
The Campus Sustainability Executive Council discussed Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System certification and planning; policy proposals; the Climate Action Plan and more this month.
Announced by Gov. Jared Polis, two grants totaling nearly $700,000 through the statewide Geothermal Energy Grant Program will help determine whether geothermal energy is feasible for the campus.
CU Boulder chemist Oana Luca gives her take on how carbon-dependent sectors, such as chemical manufacture and long-haul transportation, can reduce emissions.
