Urban Green Lab’s Classrooms Division hosted a session on how sustainability connects to social and emotional learning while focusing on empowering individuals to make informed decisions and take individual and collective action to address global challenges like climate change.
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Urban Green Lab hosted a panel at Bonnaroo on the impact of environmental inequity. Read a summary of the panel and learn why we must prioritize environmental justice in this blog.
Dispatches from the Field: Bonnaroo Works Fund Environmental Inequity Panel Discussion Read More »
Urban Green Lab hosted a panel at Bonnaroo on sustainable consumption and how to shop sustainably. Read a summary of the panel and why where you choose to spend your money is important in this blog.
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As you decide who to vote for in the 2023 Nashville Mayoral election, Urban Green Lab provides environmental priorities to keep in mind when assessing candidates.
A Vote for the Environment – A Voter Resource for Nashville’s 2023 Mayoral Election Read More »
Today, Mayor John Cooper announced plans that starting on Monday, January 30, 2023, Nashville Metro Water Services (MWS) will provide Nashville residents with every other week curbside recycling pickup services.
When you think of an elephant’s habitat, what comes to mind? Our guess is that Tennessee is low on your list. However, to the surprise of many, Hohenwald, TN is
Dispatches from the Field: The Elephant Sanctuary Read More »
Learn about Tennessee’s First Regenerative Organic Certified Farm.
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What’s in a sustainable business? We think it’s much more than offsetting carbon, going plastic-neutral, or paying above the minimum wage.
Beyond the B: The Power of the B Corp Community for Sustainable Change Read More »
Black leaders have long been at the front line of the battle for our planet’s health – against climate change and for food and environmental justice issues. Sustainability cannot be separated from issues of race, because communities of color are more likely to suffer the direct impacts of climate change. In honor of Black History Month, here are 10 Black leaders in the sustainability movement whose work has positively benefited all of us.
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Today, Mayor John Cooper announced plans that starting on Monday, January 30, 2023, Nashville Metro Water Services (MWS) will provide Nashville residents with every other week curbside recycling pickup services.