WashU partners with Focal Point, a local landscaping business, to implement sustainable landscape practices on its campus.
How I Do It: Partnering with a university on sustainability (Links to an external site)
Category: Sustainability
St. Louis, MO – Sustainable Cities (Links to an external site)
Low-income communities and communities of color are disproportionately harmed by air pollution from burning fossil fuels and by the health risks of climate change. Transitioning away from fossil fuels takes economic and political support, a difficult ask for St. Louis, a city located in a state with one of the highest rates of coal consumption in the country. New technical and scientific funding support from foundations, combined with a recent push by city leaders, religious communities, and clean energy advocates, is putting in place sustainability programs and policies that are moving the Midwest city in a new direction.
Virtual Event: Jenny Price and “Stop Saving the Environment” (Links to an external site)
Rooted in St. Louis: The Elizabeth Danforth Butterfly Garden (Links to an external site)
The Elizabeth “Ibby” Danforth Butterfly Garden began as a service project of the Washington University Women’s Club in 1996, to honor the eponymous wife of former chancellor William Danforth.