30% of our energy is sourced from renewables
UMBC has reduced emissions by 18%
Together, we collaborate, catalyze, and celebrate sustainability in all our practices. UMBC strives to protect, restore, and generate a healthy and just environment for all.
Collaboration between students, faculty and staff has led UMBC’s greening initiatives for many years, in many ways!
Each of us has the power to contribute to UMBC’s carbon neutrality goal.
To dive deeper, take the Green Pledge and plug in to UMBC’s many groups and initiatives.
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Celebrating Sustainability: Harvest Fest, Vote, Compete!
October is "Campus Sustainability Month"! Harvest Fest Each fall we celebrate campus sustainability with Harvest Fest! We'll have giveaways, apples, pumpkins, food, and giveaways alongside...Posted: October 8, 2018 3:57 PM -
Article: Volunteers clean up & plant campus greenway/streams
The Baltimore Sun recently published an article highlighting the volunteer efforts led by students in the Environmental Task Force, along with Larry Hennessyfrom Facilities Management. Read on...Posted: September 11, 2018 3:00 PM -
Dr. Jeff Halverson talks about Hurricane Florence on NPR
Click the blue play button in the upper left next to the title to hear the interview.Posted: September 11, 2018 8:25 AM -
Dr. Ellis talks saving the planet in this NYT OpEd
Science Alone Won’t Save the Earth. People Have to Do That.Posted: September 8, 2018 9:48 AM -
The 2016 and 2018 Ellicott City Flash Floods
Featured speakers include Dr. Miller and Dr. HalversonThe UMBC Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education presents a symposium on The 2016 and 2018 Ellicott City Flash Floods: Meteorology, Hydrology, Emergency Response, and...Posted: August 30, 2018 8:57 AM -
Dr. Ellis discusses Indigenous peoples in The Conversation
Indigenous peoples have a deep and unique connection to ...Check out this article in The Conversation from Dr. EllisPosted: July 19, 2018 3:54 PM -
Dr. Ellis talks about when humans started to transform Earth
“Humans have emerged as a force of nature" ...Check out the UMBC news article on Dr. EllisPosted: June 22, 2018 9:28 AM -
Dr. Matt Fagan featured in Science Advances
When embarking on a reforestation project...Congrats to Dr. Fagan. To read the news article follow the website link below.Posted: May 16, 2018 3:58 PM -
EcoFest: Celebrate Earth Day all week!
Come out to celebrate earth day all week with Students for Environmental Awareness (SEA) from April 16th-April 20th. Here is just a quick overview of the events Students for Environmental...Posted: April 13, 2018 11:21 AM -
Co Lab: Help tell the story of UMBC & Climate Action!
Apply today to the UMBC CoLab Program to help tell the about UMBC's efforts to address climate change through video production! Create an effective narrative about UMBC’s campus, communities,...Posted: March 27, 2018 11:08 AM