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OP-ED: Environmental racism is a legacy of white supremacy

Editors April 6, 2021
BU, hen will you uphold your sustainability and anti-racist mission and divest from fossil fuels?
Construction of the Center for Computing and Data Science

Residence Life holds community webinar on construction of Center for Computing and Data Sciences

Kylee Nguyen February 26, 2021
This discussion was part of a series of sessions to be held each semester by Residence Life until the center opens, as a way of keeping students who live near the site informed about the project.
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Andrea Campbell hosts climate justice town hall

Isabella Abraham February 24, 2021
“We know that the climate crisis of course is a public health crisis, and that the investments we need to make in resiliency and sustainability are opportunities to improve health and the economic well-being of our residents," Campbell said.
The Weymouth Natural Gas Compressor Station is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration after two unplanned gas leaks which led to the emergency shutdown of the station twice in the past four weeks. SAMUELE PETRUCCELLI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Weymouth natural gas compressor delayed after emergency shutdowns

Samuele Petruccelli October 5, 2020
The natural gas compressor station at Weymouth, Mass. is under federal investigation after shutting down twice in the last four weeks due to unplanned gas releases.
Two people walk along the Charles River Esplanade. Boston University scientists say decreased traffic during the pandemic has led to positive changes in Boston’s environment. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU scientists reflect on how COVID-19 changed Boston’s environment

Madeline Humphrey May 17, 2020
The City of Boston provides public transportation for about 1.18 million commuters each weekday. But the coronavirus pandemic has kept many people at home, meaning fewer cars on the road and, consequently, less air pollution.
Mass. Sen. Ed Markey in the WGBH’s Brighton studio after the first U.S. Senate primary debate against Mass. Rep. Joe Kennedy in Brighton Tuesday. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Markey and Kennedy spar in first primary debate for U.S. Senate

Matthew Sensabaugh February 19, 2020
Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey faced off against Rep. Joe Kennedy III in their first televised primary debate Tuesday evening in the race for the U.S. Senate. Both candidates are competing for the Massachusetts seat.
Boston police officers escorting Professor Nathan Philips after arresting him for a trespassing charge. The charge was later dropped and Philips was released. COURTESY OF FRRACS

BU professor arrested at protest outside state environmental offices

Alex LaSalvia October 3, 2019
Boston University professor Nathan Phillips was arrested Wednesday while participating in a non-violent protest against construction of a natural gas compressor station outside of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
OP-ED: The moral argument for BU to divest its fossil fuel holdings

OP-ED: The moral argument for BU to divest its fossil fuel holdings

Editors April 25, 2016

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Boston University’s Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing recently announced...

OP-ED: A chance to have our voices heard

OP-ED: A chance to have our voices heard

Editors February 22, 2016

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI) is going to be meeting...

National Grid announced a partnership with Boston University Thursday to help reduce energy use on campus through a three-year Strategic Energy Management Plan. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU partners with National Grid to reduce energy use, cost

Ethan Cappello April 13, 2015

Boston University has partnered with National Grid, an international electric and gas company, to cut down on energy use and save the university money, according to a Tuesday press release from National...

A study published Jan. 22 by the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences found that Boston methane gas infrastructure loses 15 billion cubic feet of gas per year. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY AND SHIVANI PATEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wicked Leaky: New study finds flaws in aging Mass. methane pipes

Olivia Deng January 29, 2015

Beneath the ground people walk on is a large network of pipes. These pipes, out-of-sight and seemingly innocuous, have contributed a startling amount of methane gas to the atmosphere, according to a...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals have found a way to purify water post-fracking, eliminating all traces of chemicals involved in the process. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Groups at BU, beyond work to preserve global water supply

Navraj Narula October 28, 2014

“Water, water everywhere,” goes the old rhyme. And while 71 percent of the Earth is water, this important resource is threatened by harmful practices that can contaminate or drastically drain the world’s...

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