YALE

Meet Mikki Metteba. Mikki is a first year student at Yale University studying political science as well as women, gender & sexuality studies. She is heavily involved in Fossil Free Yale, a student organization calling for Yale to divest from fossil fuels.
Students mill around Yale’s main campus between classes.
Kroon Hall is the main building for the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES). It is a certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) platinum building, meaning it meets some of the highest sustainability standards in the country.
The old buildings on campus contrast with the modern signs and infrastructure of the city.
Bikes parked outside of the forestry school at Yale.
Zander Pellegrino (left) and Paul Rink (right) are both graduate students at F&ES. We spoke with them about climate response, or lack thereof, in both the Christian church and the United States’ government.
Zander and Paul were a joy to meet with. Despite the dismal topic of climate change, the conversation was infused with a sense of hope and persistence, often interspersed with laughter.
Meet Ashia Ajani, author of the poem “How We Love Each Other”. Ashia graduated from Yale in May, earning her bachelor’s in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Environmental Justice and food rights.
A panoramic view of the city of New Haven, home to Yale University. Before New Haven was colonized by the Puritans in 1637, the indigenous people known as the Quinnipiac called this land home.
Students bustle down the street outside the forestry school on their way to and from class.
The grandeur of Yale’s old stone buildings give the campus an aura of prestige.
Nathan Empsall is an aspiring Episcopal priest and recent graduate of the joint masters program at Yale divinity school and F&ES. (Photo from Nathan Empsall)
More than 24% of the Forestry building’s energy comes from on-site solar panels, and just over 50% of the interior wood was sourced from the Yale-Myers Forest. These are just two examples of how the building’s innovative features reflect the school’s reputation for cutting edge environmental research.