Mountain Top Removal Appalachia extraction combustion waste slurry sludge scattered. (Kastuv Palanchoke and Donald Reith) Scars of the Appalachian Mountain Desecration breaks Appalachian peaks bare — Coal scares poverty. (Gabrielle Samuels, Karol Caraballo, Fatim Kante) The Poem of Fallen Mountains …
Student Haikus from Prof. Popov’s Environmental Justice Class, Spring 2026 Read more »
by Parsva Shah I had the absolute privilege of attending and participating in the Local Conference of Youth (LCOY), an environmental conference where young environmental advocates from around the country attend to put together policy guidelines that represent the interests …
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by Milena Popov In our glittering techno world, everything, including fashion, has moved online. Students in my Eco Art and Design course at John Jay College of Criminal Justice explore possibilities of how digital technology can contribute to sustainability. This …
by Clariss Mancebo Over the weekend of April 12th to 14th I had the honor and privilege of attending Climate Reality’s annual training conference. At the conference, I was given the opportunity to witness several panels and speeches where brilliant …
by Milena Popov On May 4th, professor Milena Popov and her students from the Eco Art and Design course organized an Eco-Fashion Show at John Jay College. At this 3rd Eco-Fashion show at John Jay, students showcased environmentally conscious garments …
Third Student Eco-Fashion Show at John Jay College Read more »
Watch and listen to this zoom talk by Nick Preda, a 2018 John Jay graduate and EJS minor. Nick is introduced by EJS program faculty member Mary Ting. His talk covers his internship at Fabscrap while he was a student …
Cattle used to produce hamburger release methane (CH4), a greenhouse gas with 80 times the warming effect of carbon dioxide for its first 20 years in the atmosphere. (edf.org) A quarter pounder burger creates 6.5 pounds of greenhouse gas. A …
Professor Joan Hoffmann has completed a working paper on the challenges of decarbonizing electric power. See below the table of contents for a quick overview of the topics discussed. You can read the full working paper here. THE DISADVANTAGES DILEMMA: …
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Poem for the Turtles We have been together for a long time, You and I. I and you. Friends of limbs and fins. Fins and limbs. Do you want to swim with me? Or maybe we can take a …
Watch this youtube video of former John Jay MPA student Wendy Chavez interviewing former John Jay Sustainability and Environmental Justice Program faculty member Lieselot Bisschop about environmental justice struggles of local communities dealing with powerful external forces.