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New England forests are at a turning point. A new study released today by the Harvard Forest reports that, following almost 200 years of natural reforestation, forest cover is declining in all six New England states.

Syracuse University is one of the country’s most environmentally-responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review. The nationally known education services company selected SU for inclusion in a unique new resource it has created for college applicants, “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges.”

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Syracuse University as the 2009-2010 Individual Conference Champion for using more green power than any other school in the Big East. This is the fourth consecutive year SU has been the Big East Individual Conference Champion.

Syracuse University has been named one of the 2010 Green 15 by GDC’s InfoWorld for the University’s innovative Green Data Center (GDC).

A team of three students from Hill Communications, a student-run public relations agency in Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, recently placed first in Kohler’s Save Water America campaign competition.

Against the backdrop of Earth Day 2010, Carrier Corp. demonstrated its continued leadership in environmental stewardship and ongoing support of the Sustainable Enterprise Partnership with a donation of $35,000.

Campus computing recently got a little greener after 30 training PCs in two computer training rooms were rebuilt and put back in use.

Author and “scientist-turned-filmmaker” Randy Olson will visit Syracuse University on Monday, April 19, to give a lecture and participate in a screening of his latest movie.

A total of 40 Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students have been selected SU Showcase fellows and will present their sustainability-related academic projects on Monday, April 19.

It’s ready for its unveiling during SU Showcase April 19.