Georgetown University is moving forward with plans to replace the solar panels and roof of the Edward B. Bunn Intercultural Center (ICC), a university spokesperson confirmed to The Hoya March 13. The...

A social impact-focused venture pitch competition awarded three student teams cash prizes for projects supporting sustainable food systems Feb. 8 and 9.  Twenty-six students across eight randomly assigned...

Georgetown University’s Earth Commons Institute, an organization dedicated to campus sustainability and environmental research, gathered over 10 student groups and university organizations in its annual...

The Hoya Harvest Festival, an annual event organized by the Earth Commons to celebrate environmental and sustainability initiatives at Georgetown, brought community members together at the Regents Hall...

This past August, a Georgetown University Law Center graduate and his brother launched To Go Green, an eco-friendly takeout service that aims to revolutionize the restaurant industry by introducing reusable...

Georgetown University began a three-year construction project on Healy and Copley Lawn in June 2024 to repair aging utilities and replace existing infrastructure with more environmentally conscious alternatives. The...

The Office of Sustainability’s EcoReps program, through which students help inform the Georgetown University community about sustainability practices, has announced plans to collaborate with Residential...

If you are asking yourself, “What’s the point of making sustainable choices?” you are not alone. People across the planet are coping with the impacts of climate change in different ways.  Climate...

It is an unfortunate reality that the nations contributing the most to climate change are not the nations feeling its effects most intensely. The unprecedented population growth of the Anthropocene, the...

Georgetown Renewable Energy and Environmental Network (GREEN) hosted a local zero waste store owner to discuss the importance of zero waste, sustainable waste management and the dangers of waste-related...

Georgetown University’s Science, Technology and International Affairs (STIA) program hosted the Loewy Lecture in Technology and International Affairs on Jan. 25, featuring a presentation about the impact...

The state of recycling in the District is rubbish.  Communities in Wards 7 and 8, regions east of the Anacostia River, are disproportionately subjected to the health disparities associated with...