COVER
Green Glass: Dwindling market limits recycling opportunities for colored glass
While 23 percent of all glass is recycled, green glass — often used to make wine bottles — frequently winds up in landfills. That’s because dwindling markets limit recycling opportunities in some states.
CORNERING A PRO
Dissolving Walls: Environmental journalist Andrew Revkin on expanding the palette of environmental media
GREAT LAKES
Nearshore Navigators: New technology gives researchers a glimpse of the critical nearshore area of the Great Lakes
Demolition Woes: Destruction of former psychiatric hospital raises environmental concerns
Cold Ones: Great Lakes resources brew great beer
BOOKS
Poisoning Michigan: An author revisits the country’s most widespread chemical contamination 30 years later
PULL-OUT
Local Eats: The local food system lowdown
WORLD
Antarctic Wanderlust: A booming tourism industry may harm Earth’s southernmost continent
Wildlife and Civil War in Nepal: Winning Essay of the Ambrose Pattullo Fund for Environmental Issues Graduate Fellowship
Plight of the Penan: Deforestation forces a Malaysian indigenous tribe to abandon ancestral lands
TECH
Behind a Promising Technology: Consumer products are laden with nanoparticles, but scientists are uncertain of their risks
STYLE
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman: Outreach program fosters a love of the outdoors in women
Creative Environment: Art, science, ice produce powerful palette
DEPARTMENTS
From the editor: The best stories come from experiences in nature
From the director: Learning about food, environment and culture
EJ News: Latest updates from the Knight Center and its alumni
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