![While many students’ families compost at home, both the environment and economy would benefit from school wide composting.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Kreisler_CompostingInSchools-e1678567138923-675x900.jpg)
Composting efforts should be used to improve MCPS’s footprint
By Leah Kreisler, Online Photo Mangager
• March 11, 2023
![A book is prepared to be wrapped to be given as a gift. This wrapping paper without plastic glitter or sparkles is more sustainable.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Pandit_HolidaySustainability-e1671633785134-675x900.jpg)
Sustainability tips for the holidays
By Ananya Pandit, Assistant Features Editor
• December 21, 2022
![Composting programs are low-effort but high-yield. MCPS schools, including WCHS, need to take bigger steps to establish their own.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Jeon_WCHSComposting.jpeg)
Waste not, want not: composting offers green solutions
By Ha-Yeon Jeon, Features Editor
• May 23, 2022
![Junior Callie Burd poses in the dressing room of a thrift store with her new finds. Burd has been thrifting for almost three years and loves finding unique items and being eco-friendly.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Bhattiprolu_thrifting1-e1607698031537-675x900.jpeg)
Thrifting rises in popularity amongst teens
By Maya Bhattiprolu, Online Editor
• December 11, 2020
![A venn diagram lays out what sustainability is all about: the necessary intersections of people, profit and our planet. As the holiday season comes, consumers must account for the world’s current existential climate crisis and shop sustainably within the vast green market.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Cook_SustGift1.png)
How to shop sustainably for the holidays
By Quinn Cook, News Editor
• December 11, 2020
![Wind farms like the one pictured are part of the future of clean energy. Soon, large corporations across the globe will use these to power stores, cell towers, and even homes.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Weiner_EnvironmentalInitiatives1.jpg)
Big businesses take action with clean energy initiatives
By Ryan Weiner, Assistant News Editor
• November 19, 2020
![A couple climate activists of color attend and hold signs at a climate change march. One of the signs importantly states Climate Justice IS Racial Justice!](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Cook_ClimateRacism.png)
Climate change disproportionately discriminates against racial minorities
By Quinn Cook, News Editor
• June 23, 2020
![Since everyone has been in lockdown during the coronavirus and is using less transportation, pollution in the sky has cleared.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Redlich_Environmental-effects-on-Coronavirus-900x599.jpg)
Worldwide shutdown amidst pandemic allows Earth to breathe
By Melissa Redlich, Sports Editor
• May 21, 2020
![The Walgreens in Potomac Woods Plaza has begun stocking the iconic chocolate heart boxes of Valentines Day. Most of this chocolate will not be bought or eaten, and as displayed by the pile of boxes on the cart, creates waste. The quantity of candy available in early January also prompts thought on the fossil fuels necessary to make all of these products and transport all of them to thousands of stores throughout the country.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Park_ValentinesEnvironment1-900x675.jpg)
Valentine’s Day: not so sweet for the environment
By Victoria Park, Opinions Editor
• February 3, 2020
![Just outside the Capitol stands a group of WCHS juniors after walking out of school on Friday, Sept. 20, the day of the D.C. Climate Strike. Holding their handmade posters, they take their picture to commemorate the day they fought for environmental regulation, a controversy similar to that being fought in Brazil regarding the Amazon.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Zozobrado_News_Amazon_Photo1-e1570924631316-675x900.jpg)
Lungs on fire: Amazon news encourage environmental action
By Hannah Zozobrado, Arts Editor
• October 11, 2019
![In order to promote a “low-waste lifestyle” instead of a “zero-waste lifestyle,” students should be encouraged to carry reusable water bottles instead of plastic ones when at all possible.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Jennings_photo2.jpg)
Zero waste lifestyles are unrealistic
By Caitlyn Jennings, Staff Writer
• June 4, 2019
![Fast fashion stores are places that have quick turnaround time from runways to stores, leading to more affordable prices at the high cost of increased environmental harm.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/holland_fast-fashion.jpg)
Fast Fashion Leads to Environment Concerns
By Nora Holland, Opinions Editor
• November 26, 2018
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