The Statesman

The Ohio chemicals disaster is normal — and that’s a bad thing

Christine Kelley • March 1, 2023

#OPINION: The Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train was a disaster in itself. Local authorities’ decision to burn a few of the cars — releasing deadly vinyl chloride into the atmosphere — is nothing short of a climate crisis, facilitated by capitalist greed and governmental stupidity.

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Fast fashion: The trendy era of a debilitating planet

Sasha Kagan • March 3, 2022

#OPINION: The fast fashion industry serves as an outlet for cheap and trendy clothing, seemingly an ideal resort, but one fostering many environmental hazards.

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How climate change is being reimagined in fiction

Justin Chassin • April 24, 2021

#OPINION Although it may come as a surprise to some, our generation is being impacted as we speak. A child born today faces health risks to their immune systems from environmental pollutants, along with long-term damage from heightened temperatures and air pollution.

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Why individual actions are dragging down the environmental movement

Matt Venezia • April 18, 2021

#OPINION: For a sustainable future — and an environmental movement with a tangible, positive impact on climate change — a focus on organized systemic change is necessary.

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COVID-19 presents an opportunity to restructure our society around sustainability

Matt Venezia • September 6, 2020

Though we are still causing catastrophic levels of damage to ecosystems by consuming natural resources at an unsustainable rate, the pandemic has managed to slow us down.

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The plastic straw ban is not helping the overall pollution crisis

Melissa Jones • October 20, 2019

Many restaurants have switched from plastic to paper straws to help the ongoing environmental crisis, and some cities have banned plastic straws indefinitely. I question, however, if this effort is actually making any difference.

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Students march for climate change

Rabia Gursoy and Niki Nassiri • October 2, 2019

The climate protest began at the Student Activities Center (SAC) Plaza and made a full circle around the Academic Mall on Sept. 26.

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Suffolk County’s plastic bag fee should be raised

Maya Brown • October 3, 2018

While the five cent charge for plastic bags is a smart environmental idea, a rise in the fee for plastic bags would make this installment much more effective. Would you be willing to pay two dollars for a plastic bag?

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