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High Seas at Risk: Study Finds Global Fisheries Governance Lagging Behind What’s Possible

A new paper published in Environmental Research Letters led by Dr. Gabrielle Carmine, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgetown University’s Earth Commons Institute, offers an…

December 4, 2025

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A River Runs Through It

A “ghost” creek that no one can see runs through Southwest DC. Residents live, drive, and play on top of it and its vast floodplain. Even those who live in or near the…

December 3, 2025

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The Event Planner Who Has Sustainability Tips For Your Next Holiday Party

Priscila Báez grew up often attending family events planned with intention. Now, she brings that same level of detail in bringing events at the Earth Commons to.…

November 13, 2025

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From the Financial Crisis to the Frontlines of Ocean Conservation: How ECo Fellow Tom Iwanicki Sees the Forces Shaping Marine Biodiversity Loss

As part of the Earth Commons Fellowship Highlight Series, we spoke with ECo’s Dr. Tom Iwanicki, an ECo postdoctoral fellowship alumnus and current Smith Fellow. Hi, Tom! Tell…

November 12, 2025

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The Scientific Legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall

A Common Home Spotlight by ECo Faculty Network member Dr. Marisa O. Ensor October 10, 2025 World-renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE passed away from natural causes on…

October 28, 2025

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Future of nation’s energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts

Canceling programs to improve the grid leaves utilities and their customers dependent on emergency stopgaps — diesel generators, rolling blackouts and reactive maintenance —…

October 28, 2025

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Event Recap: Annual Hoya Harvest Garden

On October 17, the Regent’s Hall patio came alive with pumpkins, music, and community for Georgetown’s annual Hoya Harvest Festival, hosted by the Earth Commons in…

October 28, 2025

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Future of nation’s energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts

The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation’s power grid, says ECo Faculty. …

October 28, 2025

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Climate Adaptation Research, the Human Condition, and Environmental Storytelling for Impact

A Common Home Spotlight by ECo Faculty Network member Dr. Marisa O. Ensor October 5, 2025 As the existential threat posed by the climate crisis escalates – driving heatwaves,…

October 5, 2025

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September 2025

From helping wildlife to building partnerships, ECo Greece is bringing together Georgetown Faculty and students with Greek scholars to advance solutions to environmental…

October 1, 2025