By Rachel Rebello, Boston College Rachel Rebello graduated from Rutgers University in 2019 with a bachelors in Biological Sciences and is currently pursuing a career in environmental law at Boston College. Rachel’s research on the Raritan River Basin and PFAS (“Forever Chemicals”) launched our NWNL NextGen Blog series. Her ongoing research on the critical and complex story … Continue reading An Update on PFAS
A NextGen Blog post by Michelle O’Brien, University of North Carolina Wilmington This is the latest post to our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series. Since 2007, NWNL has supported watershed education with college internships and blogging opportunities. This NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series posts students’ essays; sponsors a forum for our student contributors; and invites upper-level students to propose work focused on watershed values, threats … Continue reading PFAS Contamination: One River Among Many
A NextGen Blog post by Rachel Rebello, Rutgers University, 2019. All Photos © Alison M. Jones, unless otherwise noted. This is the latest post to our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series. Since 2007, NWNL has supported watershed education with college internships and blogging opportunities. Our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series posts only student essays; sponsors a forum for its student contributors; and … Continue reading PFAS IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN: PART 2
A NextGen Blog post by Rachel Rebello, Rutgers University, 2019. This is the latest post to our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series. Since 2007, NWNL has supported watershed education with college internships and blogging opportunities. Our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series posts only student essays; sponsors a forum for its student contributors; and invites student proposals to write on watershed values, threats and solutions. ABOUT RACHEL … Continue reading PFAS IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER: PART ONE
A NWNL NextGen Blog post by Rachel Rebello, Rutgers University, 2019. All photos © Alison M Jones, unless otherwise noted. This is the latest post to our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series. Since 2007, NWNL has supported watershed education with college internships and blogging opportunities. Our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series posts only student essays; sponsors a forum for its student contributors; and … Continue reading A LOOK AT PFAS IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
By Sarah Ross, NWNL Assistant Director It has been just more than a year since NWNL officially launched our NextGen Blog Series as a mentoring and publication opportunity for college students and graduates researching freshwater and related environmental issues. I am happy to announce we have now published over 40 posts featuring the voices of 15 … Continue reading A NextGen Shout Out!
A NextGen Blog post by Rachel Rebello, Boston College. Photos © Rachel Rebello, unless otherwise noted. This is the latest post to our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series. Since 2007, NWNL has supported watershed education with college internships and blogging opportunities. This NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series posts students’ essays; sponsors a forum for our student contributors; and invites upper-level students to propose work focused … Continue reading My Journey to Environmental Law
By Sarah Ross, NWNL Project Manager As we begin the New Year, we want to share with you and thank 5 of our favorite water podcasts that have been great resources for us in 2020. NWNL appreciates their commitment to raising awareness of the values, availability and quality of our freshwater resources. As noted by … Continue reading Water Talk
By Sarah Ross, NWNL Project Manager. Photos by Alison M Jones. INTRO (by Alison M Jones, NWNL Director): Watershed education is one of three NWNL Mission Goals. Thus since 2007, NWNL has hosted student interns and blog posts. In 2020, NWNL Project Manager Sarah Ross formalized this focus by creating a NWNL NextGen Blog Series. Our new … Continue reading Voices of the Future
Visit our “Voices of the Future” webpage to find a complete list of our NextGen Blog posts since 2015. Our NWNL NextGen Blog has been a publication venue for college students and recent graduates focused on the same watershed values, threats and solutions NWNL documents. When the Covid pandemic caused many colleges and universities to … Continue reading Our NextGen Blog