environment

Sunrise referendum on 1991 divestment ban passes

On April 19, a Student Government Organization referendum introduced by climate activism student group Swarthmore Sunrise passed with 87% approval.

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As

Sunrise lead a successful effort to elect opponents of the Mariner East II pipeline, currently under construction, to township boards

Amos Frye ’18, a fellow of the President’s Sustainability Research Fellowship program, worked first as a landscaper and farmhand in

September 28, 2017 Brittni Teresi 0 Comment crum creek, environment, study abroad

Squatting on a little wooden stool on the sidewalk, I am captivated by the story of a small-framed 60-year-old woman

After a busy past year, Mountain Justice is rebranding. They’ve joined Sunrise, a national “movement to stop climate change and

September 14, 2017 Brittni Teresi 0 Comment crum, environment, self-care, study abroad

Following my morning routine abroad in Hanoi, Vietnam, I am riding the bus from my host family’s house to my

April 27, 2017 Editorial Board 1 Comment campus community, environment, student projects, sustainability

Throughout this school year, you probably saved around 1,122 gallons of water. And chances are you, you didn’t even realize

April 20, 2017 Shreya Chattopadhyay 0 Comment climate justice, environment, march, Washington

On April 29th, Swarthmore students will be marching around the White House, along with thousands of other protesters, for the