As the nation marks Earth Day, UMass Amherst is rated as one of the top 50 most environmentally responsible colleges, according to the just-released The Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges.
The Central Heating Plant (CHP) currently uses the effluent from the Amherst Waste Water Treatment Plant (reclaimed water) as boiler make-up water to produce steam for the campus and for the CHP cooling towers. To increase water conservation, and to maximize the capability of the existing Reclaimed...
Josh Fox, director and producer of the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Gasland” and its sequel “Gasland Part II,” will be the keynote speaker for the observance of Earth Day on Thursday, April 23 at UMass Amherst.
AMHERST, Mass. – Amherst College visiting professor Michelle Olsgard Stewart will present “The Rush for ‘Himalayan Gold’ in Tibetan China” on Tuesday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom as the 2015 Daffodil Lecturer on Sustainability and Environment at...
UMass Amherst senior Hannah Weinronk of Lexington, Mass., a public health sciences major with a concentration in food systems, was part of a three-person Real Food Challenge team that recently won first place and $75,000 from the unite4:good foundation’s national unite4:inspiration competition.
Note: This report has been updated with a corrected 2015 STARS score.
In recognition of its sustainability accomplishments in areas such as operations, academics and research, engagement, and administration, the campus has once again received a gold rating announced this month from the...
The combined Central Heating and Power Plant at UMass Amherst has won many awards for innovation and efficiency. Ray Jackson, campus physical plant director, shows us the facility, including a backup gas supply that keeps the campus warm in the lowest temperatures.
David A. Reckhow, civil and environmental engineering, and his colleagues have received a $4.1 million grant to create a national center for research aimed at assisting small-sized drinking water systems.
The National Science Foundation has awarded an $810,000 grant to Holyoke Community College, in partnership with UMass Amherst and Hampshire College, to create collaborative programs combining clean energy studies with sustainable agriculture and share new resources that will benefit students at all...
