Updated as of Sept. 30, 2024.
University of Kentucky families gathered on Greg Page Lawn for the Sustainability Festival hosted by UK Recycling, UK Sustainability and UK Graduate Housing.
This annual...
With discussions of sustainability and climate-consciousness becoming ever-present, there has been an increase in talk of the importance of “shopping locally.”
The push for this local consumerism...
The beginning of the 20th century marked a time of remarkable changes. From widespread car manufacturing in the 1910s-20s to the creation of the internet in the 1980s, innovation was at its peak throughout...
My name is Kelly Walker and I’m a Natural Resources and Environmental Science undergraduate senior at UK with a focus in conservation and environmental education. Normally, I don’t take the time to...
The Urban Forest Initiative's second annual Tree Week, a week of events dedicated to raising awareness of urban forestry, will run from October 12-19.“What I think we hope to do with Tree Week is help...
Shortly after I moved into my freshman dorm room, Lewis Hall construction started across the road. My beautiful view of greenery quickly turned into a dusty and cacophonous band of construction machinery....
At 63,000 kilometers squared, lawns are now the biggest “crop” in America. We spend an estimated 40 billion a year giving our grass a crew-cut, pesticiding the life out of it, and fertilizing it to...
For years UK has promised climate and sustainability reform, and its new Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Commitment may reduce tuition as well. From expansions in recycling, to water bottle filing...
