Next month marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Those five decades have witnessed great leaps forward in protecting our planet and natural resources, but there's more work to be done.
Check out this timeline of some of the major milestones in environmental history, including important moments in sustainability at ASU.
Top image: ASU’s Polytechnic campus. Photo by FJ Gaylor.
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From conversation to action: ASU-led workshop advances groundwater solutions in southeastern Arizona
Community leaders, farmers and ranchers, homesteaders, agency staff and nonprofit partners gathered in Willcox, Arizona, for an action-oriented water workshop last month.Located in the…
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Overlooked decline in grazing livestock brings risks and opportunities
For decades, researchers have focused on the problem of overgrazing, in which expanding herds of cattle and other livestock degrade grasslands, steppes and desert plains. But a new global study…