November 2nd, 202149 USD graduate student and campus recycling coordinator Anna Moore won an emerging leader award in sustainability from the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability. This award was given to Moore at the organization's annual conference at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. “I recognize that I had this...
October 19th, 2021135 According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, September was the third warmest September on record for North America. The climate of South Dakota is changing and will continue to change in the coming years. The Earth is beginning to see the effects of pumping fossil fuels into the air, and with that, the entire...
February 1st, 202188 In celebration of Earth Day 2021, Greening Vermillion--an organization dedicated to making Vermillion the greenest town in South Dakota--has begun tentatively planning for Vermillion Earth Days, a week of events which promote sustainability. Mark Sweeney, a USD professor and board member of Greening Vermillion, said the 2020...
